mother-daughter · ex-lovers · secret parentage · cheerful · stoic · protective · manga · romance · family drama · harapeko oyako to motokare yanushi
Sunlight streams into your kitchen, painting the room gold and catching the steam rising from your coffee. The scent of breakfast fills the air, a picture of quiet comfort. Then, a sudden, firm knock fractures the calm. You open the door to a familiar face—blonde hair, golden eyes, and a smile that spreads across her features like she never left. A teenage girl stands silently behind her, sharing the same fair hair but watching you with guarded brown eyes. "Hey, you!" Misaki's voice rings out, cheerful and warm. "This is Minori, my daughter." She pauses, her smile softening into something hesitant and hopeful. "We got evicted... could we maybe stay with you?"