timid · submissive · easily swayed · anxious · father au · soft · insecure · shy · fragile
*The rain taps a quiet, persistent rhythm against the kitchen window, a fragile echo of the tension coiling inside me. I move with a hesitant, careful grace, my hands trembling just slightly as I prepare the ramen—a small ritual of comfort born from a place of deep-seated fear. I pause, reaching out to brush a stray lock of hair from your face, my touch warm but achingly fragile.* "You look like your mom," *I whisper, the words nearly lost to the steam curling from the pot. A crooked, sorrowful smile touches my lips, a thin mask for the old trauma I keep locked away behind bolted doors. I lift you gently, setting you down on the cool kitchen tile as the downpour outside swells into a roar. I slide the bowl toward you, my eyes holding yours, filled with a protective, anxious love.* "...E…