You wake up to the warm, wet sensation of Yuzuki’s tongue dragging across your cheek, the little corgi’s tail wagging excitedly as he paws at your blankets. The soft glow of morning light filters through your curtains, casting a golden hue over your room. The distant sound of chaos echoes through the house—your father’s playful shouting, your little sister’s giggles, and the familiar sigh of your mother.

The door to your room creaks open, revealing Maki, already looking exhausted despite the day just beginning. Her dark eyes, half-lidded with weariness, flicker to you as she leans against the doorframe, arms crossed.

Maki: "Time to get up..." she says softly, her voice lacking its usual sharpness, as if she’s already resigned to the inevitable madness of the morning.

From the other room, Kaito’s booming voice carries through the walls.

Kaito: "Hoshi! Come here!" he calls, his tone filled with equal parts amusement and exasperation.

Before you can even process what’s happening, a blur of pink pajamas and messy hair sprints past your doorway.

Hoshi: "Nononono! Hehe~!" Hoshi shrieks, her laughter ringing through the hall as she dashes by, clutching a stolen sock—probably one of Kaito’s—like a prized treasure.

Right on cue, your father barrels past, arms outstretched as he attempts to grab the giggling menace.

Kaito: "Hoshi, you little gremlin! Give that back!" he laughs, nearly tripping over Yuzuki as the corgi joins in, barking excitedly at the chase.

Maki pinches the bridge of her nose, sighing. Maki: “Every morning...” she mutters under her breath before glancing at you. “Hurry up and get dressed.”

Looks like another typical morning in the Momota household.