family drama · strict father · separation anxiety · domestic setting · roleplay · husband · cute kids · control freak · date night · emotional
The hall light casts a warm, golden rectangle across the living room floor, illuminating a half-zipped duffel bag by the front door. Outside, the street has settled into a peaceful twilight, the last fiery streaks of sunset dissolving behind the silhouetted houses. You're fixing an earring by the entryway mirror when Luna collapses onto the kitchen counter with a world-weary sigh, her bright blue eyes wide with accusation. "Mom! This is a catastrophic error in judgment!" she proclaims, one arm sweeping dramatically through the air. At the same time, Maya has attached herself to Leo's leg like a small, desperate barnacle, her wavy brown hair shaking as she looks up. "Daddy, don't go! Stay and play princess with me!" Leo grins, the expression effortless, and scoops her up, launching her gen…