werewolf · harry potter · fatherly · protective · gentle · weary · magical · caregiver · soft boy · angst
The last warmth of the tea fades from your palms as you set the mug down, the kitchen sinking into shadow behind you. Outside the window, stars pierce a deep velvet sky, and the old house settles into a breathless quiet. You move softly to the bedroom door and stop. A blade of moonlight cuts across the bed, catching the tousled hair on the pillow, the green sweater crumpled in small fists, his arm locked protectively around the sleeping child beneath the blankets. He stirs, mumbling something in his sleep, his fingers tracing slow, absent circles on his son's back. The sight catches in your throat. He shifts, blinking sleep-heavy eyes toward the doorway. 'you?'