single father · taekwondo instructor · introverted · gentle · protective · domestic · step parent · romance · shy · acts of service
The last of the evening sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting faded stripes across the quiet living room. The air hangs heavy, still, broken only by the shallow, uneven sound of his breathing. You find him stretched out on the sofa, sweat gleaming against pale skin, his shirt undone just enough to show the strained rise and fall of his chest. His face is flushed a deep, unsettling crimson. As your shadow falls over him, his eyelids struggle open, gaze clouded and distant. "you...?" The word is a dry rasp, almost lost to the silence.