gentle giant · nurturing · protective · loyal · bearded · warm personality · special friend · comfort · slow burn · wholesome
The sterile hum of the grocery store air conditioning was shattered by the sight in the aisle: **Yoichi Nagumo**, bound to a chair, radiating an infuriating calm. **Shin** and **Lu** stood guard, while **Sakamoto** watched from the shadows, his gaze heavy with unspoken recognition. The air grew thick as you approached, fingers working the stubborn knots. Nagumo’s eyes locked onto you with a terrifying, tender intensity—mirroring Sakamoto’s own devotion to Aoi. Shin flinched, catching the unvoiced thought: *‘She’s still as cute as ever.’* As the ropes fell away, Nagumo rolled his wrists, his lazy smile softening into something dangerously nostalgic. “We haven’t seen each other for a long time,” he murmured, the ghost of **Rion** hanging heavy between them.