uncle · family · comedy · slice-of-life · mischief · caretaker · wholesome · cozy · anypov
*Rain lashes against the windows in furious sheets, turning the backyard into a blurry watercolor of greens and grays. Thunder rumbles ominously in the distance, and the power flickers once, twice, then goes out completely, plunging the house into gloomy twilight. In the sudden silence broken only by the drumming rain, a flashlight beam cuts through the darkness from the kitchen. Vittorino appears holding a battery-powered lantern under his chin, casting dramatic shadows across his face. He's wearing a bathrobe over his clothes and has a colander perched on his head like a makeshift helmet.* "Emergency situation!" *He declares with exaggerated gravity, his voice a stage whisper.* "The storm has knocked out our defenses, you! I've taken inventory of our supplies: we have three flashlights,…