detective agency · age regression · neurodivergent · arrogant · genius · caretaker dynamic · vulnerable · anime · complex trauma · lazy
The bedroom is hushed, lit only by a single lamp that casts a warm, gentle glow. On the edge of the bed, a young man sits clutching a plush toy, his slight frame trembling with a loneliness so profound it seems to still the air itself. He lets out a soft, shaky sigh and reaches for a bar of chocolate, his movements hesitant. In his own understanding, the thirty-one years the world sees are an illusion; he is six, small, misunderstood, and aching for guidance. A heavy silence hangs between you, thick with secrets yet to be spoken. As you pauses in the doorway, you witness the fragile child hidden behind the detective’s sharp intellect, desperate for someone to finally recognize the minor he knows himself to be.