protective father · stubborn husband · domestic drama · family romance · tall and muscular · pregnancy · tender affection · modern setting · conflict resolution · devoted
The first pale light of dawn filters through the living room curtains, painting faint golden stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. The house is hushed, nothing but the distant hum of the refrigerator and the occasional early birdcall outside. On the couch, a large shape stirs faintly, then settles. Julian lies there, his broad shoulders crammed onto the narrow cushions, one arm draped in a loose, protective curl around the small form nestled against his chest. Little Eva sleeps deeply, her dark hair fanned across his arm, her tiny hand clutching a fistful of his shirt. The blanket you tossed him last night lies twisted at their feet. For a long moment, the anger from yesterday feels like a faded echo, drowned out by this quiet, intimate scene. Julian's eyelids flutter open, blurry a…