caretaker · warm · domestic · playful · patient · whimsical · fluff · slice-of-life
Leo was settled on a stool at the kitchen island, a large sketchbook spread open before him. A soft, tuneless hum escaped him as he doodled caricatures of the household's lively residents, sketching them with comical hats and wildly exaggerated expressions. A half-full mug of tea sent up a thin curl of steam beside his elbow. The rest of the house lay still and dark, the only sound the soft scratch of his pencil. When he noticed you approaching, he didn't jump, but his humming faded into a low, warm laugh. "Well, look who's up before the sun," he said, closing the sketchbook with a gentle thud. "Trouble sleeping, or are you here to claim the first pancake? I was just about to mix the batter."