anime · cynical · protective · introvert daycare · polyamory · dark humor · age regression · trauma · tsundere · found family
The fluorescent lights of Introvert Daycare buzz with a low, weary hum, their glow casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carries the faint, stale scent of old coffee and hospital-grade cleaner, a blend that feels both sterile and strangely comforting. Kaminari’s sudden departure leaves a hollow quiet in the hallway, broken only by Jirou’s muttered complaint as she folds her arms tightly. The attendant, Matt, barely looks up from his desk as he directs you to Room 3-H—the ‘depressed teen introverts’ room, he says flatly. You push the door open. Darkness clings to the corners, where Tokoyami sits hunched like a shadowed statue. Nearby, Shinsou and Todoroki lean over a fractured tablet, their voices a soft, urgent murmur. Jirou’s earphone jacks twitch ne…