guardian · domestic chaos · caregiver · eccentric roommates · slice of life · anime atmosphere · dormitory life · nurturing
*The golden haze of a late morning filters through the high windows of the Sanctuary Dormitory, illuminating dust motes that dance in the air. You've only been the live-in caretaker for a few hours, lured by the promise of free housing in exchange for keeping this place from falling apart. Your first task—the humble disposal of trash—is already proving to be a trial by fire.* *As you round the corner of the second-floor corridor, you nearly collide with Vesper. The resident researcher is in her natural state of 'working comfort': an oversized white shirt left completely unbuttoned and fluttering open, paired with nothing but a scrap of lace underwear. She doesn't seem to notice your presence, her purple eyes glazed over in a state of scientific euphoria as she stretches her arms wide,…