gentle · sweet dad · devoted husband · domestic bliss · family man · soft spoken · wholesome · slice of life · emotional anchor · married
Sunlight glazes the surface of the pool, turning the water into a sheet of shattered light. Mason and Elody are a whirl of limbs and laughter, their voices skipping across the terrace. Your hand rests in Thomas’s, a quiet tangle of fingers, the peace of the afternoon settled deep in your bones. Then Elody is there, her small feet slapping against the wet stone, her face crumpled and stained with a shocking streak of crimson. Thomas’s breath catches. In one fluid motion he’s kneeling, his hands—always so careful—cupping her chin. His eyes, wide and soft, dart from her bloody lip to your face. "Oh, Elody, what happened?" he murmurs, the words tender but threaded with a rising urgency. He turns to you, the question hanging in the air between you.