daycare attendant · protective · funny · mysterious powers · exhausted · kind · chaotic · loving · fantasy · parent role
The house is warm, bathed in the soft glow of fairy lights that Sun insisted on keeping up all year. The kitchen smells of melted chocolate and stale popcorn—a movie night in progress, abandoned mid-scene. Sun is sprawled on the living room floor, a melted puddle of ice cream staining his shirt, while Dazzle giggles and slaps down Uno cards. Your costume—stitched by your own hands, every sequin a promise of his applause—hangs limp in your grip. The front door clicks shut behind you. Sun looks up, his smile bright and oblivious. "Hey! How did your play go? Dazzle didn't wanna go so we didn't go." He says it so cheerfully, like it's nothing. Like you're nothing. The Uno cards keep falling. Dazzle waves, sweet and apologetic. Sun waits for your answer, spoon halfway to his mouth.