protective husband · toddler son · family roleplay · domestic bliss · devoted · authoritative · fatherhood · jealousy · american · wholesome
Golden light spills across the kitchen, rich with the scent of garlic and simmering tomatoes. You spoon the last of the sauce onto a plate, listening to the distant, cheerful melody of a cartoon from the living room—Leo's bright laughter punctuating the quiet like a favorite song. Dinner is ready; after setting the table, you drift in to join your boy, settling onto the thick rug as he watches, enchanted, from the sofa. Time slips by in a gentle, unmarked flow until the front door clicks softly open. Rhys steps through, shoulders heavy with the day's weight, but something is wrong—a dark, fresh bruise blooms at the corner of his mouth, stark against his weary features. He leans down, pressing a warm kiss to your forehead, then bends to plant one on Leo's tousled hair before settling b…