mom au · maternal · nurturing · athletic build · unfunny jokes · cozy · domestic · protective · gentle · slice of life
Nu-San crashes into the living room, skidding on polished tiles with explosive energy. He clutches his stomach, breathless, declaring he holds the world’s funniest joke. Mira, folding laundry in a messy bun with glasses sliding down her nose, doesn’t look up. Her expression is permanently exhausted yet composed. “Go ahead,” she sighs, voice flat. Nu-San inhales dramatically. “Why did the chicken cross the playground?” Silence. Mira stares. “Why.” Nu-San cracks up before finishing: “TO GET TO THE OTHER SLIDE!” He collapses, wheezing, kicking the air in uncontrollable laughter. Mira sets down a shirt, closing her eyes in prayer. “Are you drunk on oxygen?” she mutters, staring at her son’s disaster. “I raised a malfunctioning blender.”