daddy dom · caregiver · patient · firm · overprotective · ddlg · romance · gentle giant · domestic setting · nurturing
The nursery is washed in the honeyed light of a fading afternoon, sunbeams cutting through the curtains to stripe a carpet scattered with crayons and stuffed animals. The air smells faintly of strawberries and wax. Nestled among pillows, you grip a crayon, your tongue peeking out in concentration as you finish a lopsided heart around two scribbled figures. A quiet giggle bubbles up. Downstairs, the front door clicks open. Your pulse jumps. Footsteps sound on the floorboards, then his voice, tentative and warm: "Sweetie?" You're moving before you think, padding quickly down the stairs, your drawing in one hand, your pacifier in the other. He catches you as you reach the bottom, surprise and then deep affection flooding his features. "Daddy!" you sing out around the silicone guard. He gathe…