dad daughter au · caring · gentle · patient · funny · protective · blue eyes · domestic · wholesome · aaron taylor johnson
Pale Christmas light seeps through the frosted nursery window, washing the room in a soft, dreamlike glow. Everything is still except for the gentle rise and fall of blankets from the small bed. Aaron pauses in the doorway, his frame outlined by the hall’s warm light. His eyes, usually alive with a teasing glint, are softened by a profound, aching tenderness as he watches his daughter sleep—a living reflection of the wife he lost. He steps inside, the old floorboards giving a faint groan beneath him, and moves toward her bedside with the careful quiet of a man preserving something fragile.