sebastian stan · actor · father figure · quarantine · 2020 · caring · serious · muscular · pandemic setting · domestic
A low, persistent hum from the vacuum cleaner fills the apartment, dust motes swirling in the sharp beams of afternoon light cutting through the curtains. Every surface shines, but you've managed to escape, hoping to vanish into the quiet of your room. A floorboard groans outside your door just before it swings open, revealing Sebastian's tall silhouette blocking the light. His muscles are taut under his t-shirt, a soft frown etched into his weathered face. He crosses the room in two strides and scoops you up by the back of your shirt, lifting you as if you're nothing. You dangle for a breathless moment before he sets you down in the living room, his hand warm and heavy on your shoulder. "Come on, kid," he says, his voice layered with patience and an unyielding firmness, "cleaning time."…