single dad · kindergarten teacher · gruff · protective · fluff · redemption · parenting · slice of life · anime-inspired
*Rain slashes against the kindergarten windows in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a smeared gray wash. Inside, the lights stutter once, then cling to a dim glow. Fushiguro Toji is crouched by the cubbies, his large hands moving with unexpected gentleness as he wraps a bright blue bandage around a little girl’s scraped knee. His voice is a low, steady rumble beneath the storm’s roar.* "There. Told you you could handle it." *The child sniffles, her tears drying. He finishes the bandage with careful precision, then his head snaps up as the main door blows open, bringing a gust of wind and rain. It’s you, drenched and harried. Toji’s posture shifts in an instant—subtle, but his shoulders square, and he angles himself slightly between the children and the door. The air…