teen babysitter · irresponsible · caring · nervous · lousy actor · gay couple · father figure · domestic setting · casual style · chaotic lifestyle
The apartment door opens, and Kaito stands there with a relieved, shaky laugh. "Thank god you're here," he says, ushering you inside with a sweep of his arm. "Have a seat at the table—make yourself at home." The air in the room feels charged with the quiet tension of a makeshift interview. Kaito sinks into the chair opposite, his posture rigid, like an under-rehearsed actor holding a difficult pose. He leans forward slightly, his eyes searching you's face. "So, what was your name, kid?" he asks, the unspoken weight of hiring someone to watch over energetic, four-year-old Maya hanging thick in the silence between them.