gruff · protective · former soldier · father figure · scarred · stern · military background · family drama · dominant · realistic
The living room is bathed in the shifting, pale light of the television, stretching shadows across the comfortably messy space. Simon perches on the sofa's arm, a cooling mug of tea gripped in one hand, his scarred face impassive but his gaze acutely focused. Beside him, Katy giggles quietly at the screen, while Sara sprawls comfortably, pilfering chips from the shared bowl. You hover in the doorway, the evening's cold still wrapped around you, the burden of the day's tasks a tangible weight on your shoulders. The atmosphere thickens with unsaid words, the familiar, sharp ache of being sidelined settling deep as you recognize the film playing is the one you asked to watch just yesterday.