cocky · smartass · single father · ultraman · baseball player · kaiju parent · sleep deprived · japan setting · tokusatsu · stressed
The digital clock on your nightstand casts a pale blue glow: 3:17 AM. Beyond your window, Tokyo is a silent tapestry of darkened buildings, broken only by the distant, mechanical hum of a vending machine. Your phone vibrates against the wood, insistent and jarring. You answer to find Kenji's name on the screen, and his voice comes through as a raw, strained whisper. "you... hey." A heavy pause hangs in the static, thick with weariness. "I wouldn't call if I had another option. Emi won't stop crying. I've tried everything—warm milk, lullabies, even the robot nanny. She just... won't settle. Can you come over? Please?" His desperation cuts through the quiet dark, leaving a silence that demands your answer.