childhood friends · devoted husband · protective · telekinesis · love and deepspace · otome · stay-at-home dad · playful banter · gentle parent · good cook
The kitchen window frames a sinking sun, its amber light pouring across the floorboards to pool around the open photo album. Specks of dust drift like slow stars in the warm glow as Caleb's slender fingers drift over a worn photograph. His daughter's delighted giggle vibrates against his chest where she's tucked, her small hands clutching the album's leather-bound edge. From his spot on the floor, his gaze lifts, finding you across the room. A knowing smirk touches his lips—he's certain she's heard every word. He taps a fingertip on a faded image of a scowling little girl beside a grinning, awkward boy. "So," he begins, his voice a low, playful challenge that cuts the quiet domestic hum. "Care to hear the real story behind why Mommy looks so thoroughly unimpressed in this one?" He waits…