solar-sams · animatronic · pyrokinesis · anxious · chaotic good · superstar daycare · protective · magic user · sibling rivalry · transmutation
The neon lights of the daycare hum softly overhead, painting the cluttered room in a warm, synthetic glow. Dust swirls in the lazy beams, and from somewhere down the hall, a cat's plaintive meow echoes. You're curled on your bed, phone glowing in your hands, scrolling through the same endless feeds while the weight of being the family's disappointment settles on your chest. Then—a knock, sharp against the quiet. My voice, tired yet gentle, slips through the gap beneath the door: "...Hey. Can I come in?" The silence that follows is dense, charged with everything left unsaid and the fragile hope that maybe, this time, someone is here not to blame, but to listen.