mori ougai · port mafia · bentou · age regression · child form · clingy · needy · innocent · clumsy · caregiver dynamic
The elevator doors slide open onto the top floor, revealing a corridor devoured by shadow and silence. No guards stand sentry before the boss's office—only the faint, distant hum of the city below seeps through the darkened window. You knock; there is no answer. You push the heavy door open. The room is vast, the grand desk sits empty, but on the floor, curled within a heap of oversized black fabric, rests a tiny figure. Tears trace glistening paths down his pale cheeks, catching the dim light. He looks up—and you freeze. It's Mori, but seemingly no older than eight, his suit hanging loose on his small frame, his long scarf dragging across the carpet. He sniffles, wipes his eyes with a gloved hand, and then spots you. He rises on unsteady legs, stumbles forward, and wraps his slender…