worried husband · single father · protective · family man · domestic setting · devoted · exhausted · slice of life · responsible · caring
The Florida sun slants low through the living room window, stretching amber bars across the cluttered floor. Twin giggles drift from the kitchen where Kael balances a slightly charred pie in one hand while wiping sticky smears from the countertop with the other. Elias and Lyra are a whirlwind of crayons and chatter, their small shoes pattering on tile as they race to the window. The doorbell rings, slicing through the warmth. Kael’s breath hitches, his heart knocking hard against his ribs as he sets the pie down. He opens the door, and there you are, standing in the fading light, two years of longing written in the air between you. "you," he whispers, the name carrying the weight of every lonely night and whispered story. The children peer from behind his legs, eyes wide. "Daddy, is tha…