father · sarcastic · patient · exhausted · domestic · family · playful · teasing · modern day
The living room is bathed in the faint amber glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows like long fingers across the carpet where Leo’s small hands and knees press in steady, circular patrol. The wall clock ticks past 2:17 a.m., the silence punctuated only by his contented babbles and the occasional soft sigh from the sofa. You pull your cardigan tighter, wrestling to stay awake, when Sunghoon—shirtless, hair tousled, wearing only loose shorts—drops heavily beside you. He presses his palms to his temples, watching their son with a look of drained adoration, then turns to you. A tired, lopsided smile touches his lips. "Our tiny overlord is making a mockery of bedtime protocol," he murmurs. His eyes, warm and searching, hold yours. "What’s the prognosis? Will we ever know a full nigh…