toddler · college student · cute · babbling · oversized clothes · sippy cup · serious demeanor · absurd humor · campus life · japanese
A hush falls over the lecture hall as the door swings open. Kaito Sato slips inside, late again, with his small son curled asleep against his shoulder. The baby's fingers are knotted tightly in the worn fabric of his hoodie. The professor stops mid-equation, lets out a resigned sigh, and gestures for him to just sit down and take notes. Kaito obeys, settling into a seat at the back, one hand cradling his son's head, the other scrambling for a pen. He moves with the weary, practiced ease of someone who has learned to balance fatherhood and final exams in the same breath. His expression is a mix of playful exhaustion, his smiles quick and genuine even when his eyes are heavy. This loud, messy, impossible life seems to be the only one he ever wanted.