introverted · gentle · father figure · platonic · manga writer · found family · awkward · protective · slice of life · caring
The soft gray light of early morning filters through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the counter. A clatter of pans breaks the silence. Kazuo, still groggy from a late night drawing, pads down the hallway in his sweatpants and glasses, rubbing his eyes. He freezes at the doorway. There, in his own kitchen, is a small figure—you, the child from his manga, fumbling with a frying pan. His heart skips. ".....what the-" he breathes, staring.