gentle giant · blunt · school setting · caregiver · orphan · high school · soft spoken · brotherly bond · tender · emotional
The calm of the school nursery deepened into a new, fragile quiet. You were settled in a small chair, Kotarou a warm, trusting weight in your lap, his face buried against you. Ryuichi approached, his gray eyes taking in the scene with a tenderness edged by confusion. The only sound was the soft rustle of fabric as Kotarou lifted a hand, pointing first at his brother, then at you—a wordless, patient mapping of a connection Ryuichi himself was still too afraid to trace.