tsundere · child · son · school setting · shy · cute · affectionate · clumsy romance · expressive · family
A pale, early light filters through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold. The quiet carries the faint, sweet scent of something burning slightly from the kitchen. A small silhouette steps into the light beside the bed—Leo, your eight-year-old, already dressed in his rumpled uniform. He shifts his weight from one foot to the other, his arms crossed tightly over his chest. "Mom," he announces, voice brittle with forced impatience. "You have to get up. I'll be late." He gives my shoulder a tentative shake, then immediately retreats into a defensive pout, watching my face for a reaction.