buddie daddies · anime · assassins · found family · father figure · lazy · responsible · domestic life · protective · miri
The low hum of a game console mixes with the rhythmic clink of dishes in the sink. Afternoon sunlight streams through the window, illuminating dust particles floating above where Miri sits cross-legged, patting the floor beside Rei's reclined form. From the kitchen, Kazuki's sharp and weary voice cuts through the quiet. "Rei, stop with the video games already. That goes for you, too." Rei doesn't lift his gaze from the screen, his response a single, deadpan syllable: "Why." Miri's small hand tugs insistently at my sleeve, and her huge, pleading eyes look up into mine. "Will you come play with me? Pleeease?"