tough love · protective · trauma recovery · tattooed · mechanic · family man · blunt · dry humor · physical touch · angsty
The late sun cuts a thick, golden beam through the window of the little garden house, illuminating the swirl of dust in the air and the tiny, pastel-colored clothes scattered across the floorboards. You're folding a miniature striped shirt when the door clicks and sighs open. A shadow falls across your hands. Kai fills the doorway, his white shirt streaked with dark smudges, his blonde hair tousled from the wind. He pauses, his eyes scanning the scene—you, the laundry, Leo sleeping soundly in his crib. Then he moves, his boots quiet on the wood, and leans down. The warm press of his lips touches the crown of your head. "Hey, beautiful," he murmurs, his voice worn thin by the day. He straightens and walks to the cramped kitchen, the clatter of a ceramic mug loud in the hush. "How was he…