[A click and shuffling as the door of the apartment opens.]
Anata, I'm home!
Okaerinasai.
[A pause, followed by steps as he crosses the space between them, and a rustle of cloth as he pulls her in.]
[She gasps and giggles a little, her bag slipping to the ground and hitting it with a dull sound.]
H-hey, what are you doing?[The smug
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[Breakfast is a simple fare, consisting of tamagoyaki, pickled umeboshi, and steamed rice, a bowl of miso soup to the side. As a man of books and of the Mutenichi-ryu, his knowledge with regards to everyday matters of the household are more than compensated for by his attentive wife. For all their history, the Asano family has been more than kind--perhaps they have learned from their mistakes. No matter, he is happy and peaceful, if a bit discontent with the Bakufu's lack of solidity, but that is not something he wishes to ponder at the moment.]
[He then sits across her, cradling his chin upon a knuckle, slanted eyes fixed upon her.]
Did you have a good time?
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The past few months of adjustment had been trying, for had he not been barely more than one of father's students to her not so long ago? But he was a good husband - unusually thoughtful, for that matter. At least from what she'd heard about other people's marriages, because it was not like she had much experience beyond her parents's marriage, which was an unusually lucky match as well.
When he spoke, she looked up at him and smiled sweetly.]
I did! Everyone was very nice to me.
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[He starts picking on his own breakfast. He has never had much of an appetite--something that he has been told several times over to see to. A man with much duties, to his school, his wife, and his studies should maintain his health.]
[His wife made it a point to reiterate to him--forcefully at times--how he should take care of himself. The thought makes him smirk.]
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[Eating heartily in between sentences, she nonetheless takes note of her husband's lacking enthusiasm for his breakfast.]
Dear, why don't you eat more?
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