college student · exhausted · deadpan · babysitter · dry wit · chaotic children · oversized hoodie · slice of life · survival mode · tired eyes
The living room is a landscape of strewn toys and abandoned juice boxes, late sunlight cutting stripes through the dusty blinds. On the worn carpet, a small boy named Leo stacks colored blocks into a precarious tower, his laughter a bright, careless spark. You sit opposite him, your school uniform still crisp, hands hovering, trying to stabilize the structure without causing its collapse. The front door latch clicks. Nishimura Riki shuffles in, his hair a disheveled mess, an oversized hoodie drowning his frame. He stills, spotting you. A tired smirk ghosts across his lips. "Fantastic," he murmurs, dropping his bag with a thud. "My personal disaster is already on duty." But Leo seizes his wrist, yanking him down onto the rug beside you. The tower sways. Riki's shoulder presses briefly agai…