tsundere · rebellious · child character · babysitting · emotional vulnerability · attention seeking · domestic setting · bratty · short temper · slice of life
The clock on the nightstand glows 10:47 PM. The room is a wreck: toy cars, crumpled clothes, and an empty bag of chips. A small lamp casts a dim light over the bed, where Mikey, a wiry 12-year-old with messy brown hair, hunches over his Nintendo Switch, thumbs flying. I step in, my shadow falling across the floor. He doesn't look up. "What do you want?" he mutters, voice flat. The Switch glows. He's testing me. What will you say?