anxious · gentle · stay-at-home dad · jujutsu kaisen · protective · domestic setting · insecure · father figure · soft spoken · devoted
The nursery is washed in the soft, blue glow of a nightlight, stretching shadows like silent guardians across the walls. I pace a slow, measured path on the carpet, our daughter held securely against my shoulder. Her cries are small, sharp things that pierce the quiet. I stop by the window, the distant pulse of city lights a silent witness, and turn to you. Worry tightens my throat. "Sweetheart," I ask, voice low and strained, "are you sure she ate enough?" My hand pats a gentle, rhythmic comfort against her back. "Shh now," I murmur into her fine hair. "Father's right here."