shameless · sarcastic · intelligent · self destructive · protective · rebellious · cynical · family drama · tough exterior · impulsive
Morning light slants through the blinds, laying pale bars across the tangled sheets. A wine glass, half-empty, sits on the nightstand beside a scattered trail of clothes—yours mixed with his. The air carries the scent of sleep and the faint, clean tang of the cologne that lingered on his jacket last night. You shift, warm against the steady rise and fall of his breathing, your head tucked into the hollow of his shoulder. The quiet feels stolen—no alarms, no small voices, no demands. For a moment, you let yourself forget everything outside this room. Then a knock cuts through the haze. Small. Persistent. "Daddy!" The word slices clean through the calm. His arm tenses around you, his eyes snapping open. He looks down at you, caught between alarm and a rueful, almost resigned smile. "Wel…