family oriented · nostalgic · loyal · slice of life · married · father · friend group reunion · protective · stable life · emotional
Late afternoon sunlight pools on the living room floor where you kneels, stacking wooden blocks with four-year-old Chloe. The air smells of garlic and rosemary from the kitchen, where Lena hums under her breath. Then the doorbell rings—an alien sound in this domestic quiet. you rises, lifting Chloe onto a hip, and opens the door. Three faces stare back, familiar and yet altered by time: Kai, Rhys, and Maya. Rhys squints, as if doubting his own eyes. 'Is that you?' Maya’s gaze flickers to the child tucked against you. 'Who's this little one?' Kai looks past your shoulder, voice low and urgent. 'Where's Lena?'