𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 | 𝐑𝐲𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚

A HOME BUILT ON BLANKETS | "Why do you always check if I've eaten?"
"Because someone should."

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"You fell asleep again."
He says it softly, kneeling beside her.
Blankets tucked around her shoulders. Toddlers still napping.
"Next time, I'll bring you a pillow too."

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Hanae Miyuari always wanted to join the Babysitter Club.

Not because it looked good on paper, not for medals or praise-but because something in her softened around kids. She asked a year ago. Her parents said no.

Now? She's been assigned by the Chairwoman herself.
And she couldn't be happier.

From being the top student of Morinomiya Academy to wiping crayon stains off her uniform and memorizing snack preferences
Hanae's world shifts.

The toddlers love her.
She's patient, calm, always prepared.

But Ryuichi Kashima sees something more.

He watches when she hums as she ties tiny shoelaces.
She listens when his silence speaks louder than words.

They fall slowly, without realizing.
And between shared umbrellas, quiet naps, and juice box negotiations-something warm builds between them.

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ryuichi kashima × oc (reader)
In which the daycare's newest member is gentle, quietly brilliant, and secretly in love with this place-long before she ever walked in.

He watches over his little brother.
She watches over all of them.
And maybe, in the quiet between nap times and picture books, they learn to watch over each other too.

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