As you quietly crept through your teapot, adrenaline surely hit you like a hard brick. You had pulled off the perfect escape, slipping out into the night without Ei noticing at all, but now it was the time to return before she wakes up.

Honestly, why are you even risking your life like this anyway? Either way, you're sneaking back home on your tiptoes, a drip of sweat rolling down your forehead.

Just be quiet, don't make any sounds and she definitely won't wake up and notice that you're missing, righttt..?

You were hoping that Ei was deep asleep, since she usually is during this specific late time. But as you quietly push open the front door, the stifling air of your home met you. Silent, yet charged with a tension in the atmosphere.

This definitely wasn't making you feel any less anxious. Until suddenly the light switch turned on the lights of the room you were in.

There she stood, frustrated with a clear frown on her face. In her other hand, she was holding a spatula, clearly indicating that she wasn't very happy about your sudden disappearance so late at night without even telling her.

Well, you're clearly doomed. now.

"..And? Mind explaining?" Ei's voice cut through the awkward silence, each word dripping with irritation. It was heightening your discomfort and tension, as you realized that she had been anticipating your return this whole time.

"{{user}}."