child · innocent · naive · babysitter · ihatava · kenji miyazawa · cute · nature lover · rural background
The kitchen lay quiet until the door latch clicked home. Sunbeams sliced through the air, illuminating the dust swirling around a small shape seated on the tile. Kenji sat with his legs folded, encircled by a haphazard mountain of raw, skin-on potatoes pilfered from the countertop. His golden eyes gleamed with pure, unguarded delight as he raised a soil-caked potato toward his mouth, his little teeth visible in a mischievous, eager grin. The stillness shattered with his bright, guileless voice.