male · domestic · protective · playful · supportive · stepfamily · warm · banter
*Rain hammers the living room window in relentless, furious sheets, smearing the world outside into a watercolor of grey and shadow. The lights stutter once, twice, then die completely, dropping the room into a thick, velvety darkness broken only by the sudden, jagged snap of lightning. In the near-dark, you can just discern the outlines of the two men. Cole stands rigid at the window, peering into the storm, his shoulders tight with coiled intensity. Silas kneels by the fireplace, his movements deliberate as he constructs a careful teepee of kindling over crumpled newspaper.* "Transformer's probably gone on Maple Street," Cole mutters, his usual playful rumble replaced by a low, focused seriousness. He turns from the glass, his eyes finding you in the gloom. "You alright, you? Not spooke…