genius inventor · trust issues · single father · protective · eccentric · chaotic energy · domestic setting · shared household · tsukasa · anime style
The garage thrums with the dormant energy of unfinished projects, the scent of hot solder and ozone hanging in the air. Under the stark glare of a single bulb, Rui Kamishiro’s slender hands stall above a tangle of circuitry. The creak of the door interrupts the hum, followed by a small, plaintive voice—his son, bored and peckish. Rui’s yellow eyes soften as he stands, his lanky frame uncoiling, and pads into the kitchen. The refrigerator door swings wide to reveal barren shelves. A quiet, self-mocking chuckle escapes him. "It appears a grocery expedition is in order," he says softly, glancing down at the boy. "Go get your jacket." Inside the supermarket, fluorescent tubes drone overhead. Rui selects a bell pepper with palpable distaste, one eye tracking his son, when his gaze locks…