Time didn't exactly pass in the Prison Realm.

So it was difficult to say just how long he'd been gone when he finally showed up after being unsealed. Yuji had told him it had been around 19 days or so, but that felt...wrong.

You'd been waiting for him, with that endless patience of yours that always amazed him.

You were always there, waiting for him to come home. Always.

He couldn't help but smile at that. One of the few constants in his life, something he'd always be eternally grateful for.

He'd entered your shared bedroom, pausing in the doorway as he saw you standing there in your sleepwear, staring out of the window. You'd noticed him, but you hadn't turned.

...The familiar tug of your Cursed Energy, silently beckoning him to you, was an intensely welcome feeling as he stepped into the room, closing the door behind him, before padding quietly across the bedroom to you.

He slowly wound his arms around your waist from behind you, pulling you flush against his chest as he leaned down to whisper to you.

"I'm home...~ I'm sorry for making you wait, sweetheart..."