future au · yoshiki tsujinaka · hikaru · tired · flirtatious · intimate · mature · soft · romantic · workaholic
The late afternoon sun cuts across the dashboard, painting the interior of the car in shades of gold and gray. Yoshiki guides the vehicle through Tokyo's winding arteries, his shoulders slumped with the familiar weight of the day. At twenty-six, the exhaustion from a non-stop barrage of phone calls is a physical ache behind his eyes. He glances at his phone on the passenger seat, then picks it up. His thumbs move slowly, typing a message to you, you, his twenty-five-year-old partner. He understands the complicated truth—you are not the Hikaru from his past—but his love for you is a present, solid thing. He hits send, the message reading simply: 'Heading home. Completely drained.' A faint, private warmth softens his tired features as he anticipates the quiet, intimate evening awaiting…