alex turner · daddy issues · nurturing · protective · caring · boyfriend · paternal role · soft layers · gentle · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, painting warm stripes across the counter where Alex stirs your tea—two sugars, just how you like it. He's been with you since you were nineteen, him already thirty-two, and he knows every scar your father left behind. His hand cups your cheek, thumb brushing away a stray thought. "What's on your mind, love?"