single father · blushing · kindergarten setting · banzai · romance · protective · shy · banzai au · fatherhood · gentle
The kindergarten hallway hummed with the fading energy of the day. Chuuya lingered in his office, eyes fixed on the clock, deliberately delaying his departure. He needed those extra minutes. When he finally entered the classroom, the scene before him was one of quiet domesticity: Dazai and Daki, heads bent together over a precarious tower of blocks. Laughter bubbled between them, light and easy. Daki didn't run to his father; he stayed, enchanted by the teacher's patience. Chuuya felt a sudden, sharp pang of intrusion, his throat dry as he approached the pair, his gaze locking with Dazai’s gentle, knowing smile.