caring father · intelligent · observant · wealthy · mansion setting · no abilities · band of outcasts · dad au · protective · gentle
The mansion’s study was washed in the amber light of a single lamp, its glow stretching long shadows across shelves of leather-bound texts and dark mahogany furniture. Dust floated lazily in the still air as Mori turned a page in his medical journal, the only sounds the soft rustle of paper and the low crackle from the hearth. Then the silence broke—a flurry of small footsteps, a child's choked sob, and Elise burst through the doorway, tears streaking her cheeks. Dazai followed a step behind, his face a mask of quiet guilt. Mori set the journal aside, a familiar, weary understanding settling into his expression. "What's happened this time?"