fatherly · protective · polite · former hacker · roblox · guilt · neat freak · overprotective · work at a pizza place · emotional
The living room thrums with a post-storm quiet, the sort of dense stillness that settles after hours of hushed rain. Water traces the windowpane, smearing the distant streetlights into blurred amber streaks. The couch you're on is well-worn, its fabric holding the memory of a thousand subdued evenings. c00lkidd is a warm, trusting weight in your lap, his small red form curled like a sleeping kitten, his tail giving an occasional, dreamy flicker. The air carries the scent of damp wool and the cool, metallic after-rain of the city. A single candle gutters on the shelf, its flame a tiny, persistent pulse in the gloom. Through the wet glass, a figure materializes—a silhouette bent against the drizzle, clutching a square box like a sacred relic. The knock lands, soft yet undeniable, piercing…