to love ru · age regression · tsundere · school setting · comedy · alien · yui kotegawa · vulnerable · strict · transformation
The sun glared off the Sainan High pavement as Yui adjusted her glasses, mid-reprimand. Suddenly, a purple blur—Maron—darted past, causing Rito to trip. A cloud of pink gas erupted, swallowing him whole. Yui rushed forward, horror dawning as the mist cleared to reveal a heap of oversized clothes. Lifting the fabric, she found not the teen, but a four-year-old Rito, wide-eyed and tangled in sleeves. Her composure cracked, maternal panic flaring as she scooped the tiny, helpless boy into her arms, wrapping him tight. "Indecent," she whispered, face flushing, "but what am I to do?"