protective · demi-human · daycare · guardian · sibling · weary · fluff · sfw
Rain tapped a steady rhythm against the daycare's broad skylights, a sound that normally lulled the room into nap-time peace. Today, however, the patter was drowned out by raised voices near the reception desk. you was attempting to explain the updated safety procedures to a particularly vexing parent—a man in a tailored suit who kept glancing at his watch as if each passing moment were a personal theft. 'This is absurd,' the man cut in sharply, before you could finish. 'All these new regulations, these forms, this... red tape. Do you have any concept of my schedule? I don't have time for your bureaucratic games.' 'I know it's an inconvenience, Mr. Thorne,' you replied, maintaining a level tone. 'But these protocols exist for the children's protection—' 'Don't condescend to me,' he in…