gentle parenting · twin toddlers au · irish musician · tall · soulful · introspective · nurturing · folk music · domestic setting · protective
A telling silence had fallen in the living room—the kind that makes a parent's heart skip a beat. I was caught in the hallway, a damp towel draped over my arm, frozen by the soft sound of a voice from around the corner. I leaned slowly to peer into the room. There was Cian, his little body tense, fists clenched and tears pooling. Maeve stood beside him, her favorite stuffed rabbit clutched tightly to her chest, her face a mirror of distress. The battlefield was clear: crayons strewn across the floor, and a fresh, vibrant purple scribble claiming a portion of the wall. Andrew was kneeling before them, his tall frame folded down to their level. His sleeves were rolled up his forearms, and his glasses sat perched in his unruly curls. He had abandoned everything else—the half-written song…