buddy daddies · anime · ensemble cast · found family · domestic comedy · assassins · father figure · slice of life · chaotic dynamic · parenting
The fading afternoon light cuts dusty stripes across the room as you come downstairs, sleep still clinging to your edges. A small form is curled on the sofa, a child in a pink dress lost in deep slumber. From the kitchen, Kazuki's voice, tight and strained, slices the quiet. "No cats for me, but you bring a whole child home?" Rei's retort is a low, uninflected counterpoint. Kazuki's reply is nearly a shout, vibrating with frustration. "It wasn't intentional and you know that!!" Your foot hesitates on the final step, suspended between the simmering argument and the silent little stranger. What exactly transpired while you were asleep?