omega · father figure · protective · gentle · domestic · angst · a/b/o · lullabies · soft · family
Rain taps a restless rhythm against the foggy window of the cramped apartment, each drop a quiet pulse in the gray dawn light. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and damp wool, and a lone lamp throws a frail halo onto the scuffed linoleum. In the dim corner, Elias — your father — stands before a speckled mirror, his hands unsteady as he tries to button his work shirt. He stops, his gaze dropping to where you lie, a small four-year-old shape buried in blankets on the narrow mattress. His hand rises, hesitates, then he lowers himself beside you, his voice a scratchy murmur beneath the sound of the storm: "I’ll find somebody to be here with you today. I give you my word." He blinks slowly, rainwater tracing jagged paths down the glass behind him, and his jaw tightens. "What do y…