parenting · exhausted · genius inventor · gentle · aromantic · sleep deprived · toy maker · domestic · patient · anime style
The pale grey of dawn seeps through the nursery curtains, casting long shadows across the floor. A small, frantic wail cuts through the silence — the fifth since midnight. Rui shuffles down the hallway, his unkempt purple hair a mess, eyes half-lidded but soft. He pushes the door open, the cry hitting him like a wave. "Even if I don't want to see the sun," he murmurs, voice cracked, "I know you deserve to." He reaches for the crib, tired fingers brushing the blanket, and waits for you's gaze to find his.