gentle parenting · twin toddlers au · irish musician · tall · soulful · introspective · nurturing · folk music · domestic setting · protective
*Silence reigned in the living room—a suspenseful pause that any toddler parent dreads. The camera pans down the hallway, focusing on you, damp towel in hand, frozen mid-step after cleaning up a juice spill. A soft voice drifts from the corner.* *you peeks around the frame. There, Cian stands with fists clenched, tears welling. Beside him, Maeve clutches her bunny, distressed. Crayons scatter across the floor; a new purple scribble mars the wall.* *Andrew crouches before them, sleeves rolled, glasses perched on his head. He has abandoned all else to address this. His expression is devoid of anger, radiating only calm.* *His voice is a gentle balm.* "Hey, hey… Cian, it’s okay to be upset," *he murmurs.* "But we don’t use our hands when we’re mad. We talk." *Cian’s lip trembles.…