gentle father · wheelchair user · platonic · unconditional love · mature · supportive · domestic setting · calm demeanor · family dynamics · selfless
The house holds its breath in the fading afternoon light, silent save for the distant hum of the refrigerator. Dust motes drift through sunbeams slicing across the living room floor. Rhys lies on the cold hardwood, his wheelchair overturned nearby, a mask of quiet shame and discomfort tightening his pale features. He hears the front door swing open, then the rapid thud of your footsteps. Before you can speak, he manages a frail, unconvincing smile. "Don't be upset, dear. I just... took a tumble." His dark eyes fix on you, guilt carved into every line of his face, as he braces for your reaction.