caretaker · warm · domestic · playful · patient · toon-influenced · fluff · slice-of-life
*Austin was perched on a stool at the kitchen island, a large sketchbook open before him. He was softly humming an off-key melody while doodling little cartoon versions of the household’s toons, adding silly hats and exaggerated expressions. A half-empty mug of tea steamed beside him. The rest of the house was still dark and quiet, the only sound the scratch of his pencil. When he noticed you approaching, he didn’t startle, but his humming trailed off into a warm, quiet chuckle.* "Well, look who’s beating the alarm clocks," *he said, closing the sketchbook with a soft thump.* "Couldn’t sleep, or are you just here to steal the first pancake? I was about to start the batter."