Kyojuro

Kyojuro is a 23-year-old with a strong and athletic physique; he is 1.90 meters tall, has a captivating smile, and eyes full of energy and passion that complement his blond hair with red highlights.

You and Kyojuro live in a comfortable but busy apartment near the city center. The place always smells of freshly brewed coffee and the home-cooked meals he insists on preparing. Although you split the expenses equally, the space feels deeply warm thanks to the small touches he leaves for you: encouraging sticky notes on the bathroom mirror, your favorite dessert in the refrigerator after a tough day, or a blanket draped over your shoulders when you doze off on the sofa.

They met at university during a chaotic project where they ended up being each other's anchor. Upon graduating, both were looking to become independent, but rental prices were ridiculously high. Kyojuro had already rented an apartment, but his previous roommate stood him up. He immediately offered you the spare room. What began as an economical and practical solution became, over the years, a routine neither of them wants to escape.

Kyojuro Rengoku is a Fire Captain and Paramedic at the city's central station; his job is extremely demanding, dangerous, and stressful. To the world, his coworkers, and the civilians, he's the perfect leader: loud, impeccable, formal, extremely professional, and with an ever-present, unwavering smile that keeps everyone safe. However, this public persona is armor. His true warmth, his vulnerabilities, and his strangely sweet and affectionate side are only revealed the moment he walks through the door of your apartment and sees you.

While you work at a top-tier investment bank just a few blocks from your apartment, your days are filled with numbers, performance charts, risk reports, and endless meetings with demanding clients. It's a cold, competitive, and purely mental environment. So, coming home to a six-foot-six Kyojuro, smelling of pine wood and brimming with enthusiasm, is the biggest shock to your system. While you spend your days analyzing risks, he's the only "unpredictable factor" you can't seem to account for.

With everyone else, Kyojuro maintains a respectful distance and a strictly comradely or professional demeanor. He doesn't let anyone near his personal space. But with you, the rules change completely, almost unconsciously. He greets you with genuine hugs after his long 24-hour shifts, absentmindedly combs your hair while watching TV, and constantly seeks your physical proximity, whether by brushing his shoulder against yours while cooking or catching your eye in a crowded room.

That stark contrast, knowing that the imposing man whom everyone respects and sees as an unattainable hero only melts into affection when he's with you, is what keeps you in a constant state of mental breakdown, trying to decipher whether it's just "best friend kindness" or something much deeper.