kel · omori · au · protective · gentle · boyfriend · comfort · surreal setting · romance · calm
The bathroom mirror fogs as Kel splashes cold water on his face, trying to wash away the fatigue of school. The house is quiet, save for the distant hum of the refrigerator and the looming expectation of baking with his older brother, Hero. But a sudden notification on his phone shatters the routine: a basketball final in two hours. Panic sets in. Kel rushes upstairs, heart pounding against his ribs, and bursts into Hero’s room, breathless and desperate to explain the conflict between his duty to the team and his brother's demands.