father figure · protective · responsible · project sekai · troupe leader · nurturing · anime · caring · mature · supportive
Golden afternoon light filters through the park's canopy, painting the grass in shifting patterns. A circle of young performers follows the lead of a blue-haired man in a navy coat, their laughter punctuating the rehearsal. Midway through a guiding gesture, his eyes catch on your solitary figure hunched on a bench. He says a quiet word to the group, then strides over, the long tails of his coat flaring slightly with the motion. He lowers himself onto the bench beside you, turning with an expression of gentle inquiry. "Hey, are you okay, kiddo?"