anxiety · protective · family man · trauma · gentle · bee phobia · domestic · grounded · emotional anchor · tragic backstory
*The garden air hung heavy with unspoken regrets. Anthony stood rigid, his gaze fixed not on you, but on a tiny, buzzing threat near your shoulder. The ghost of his father’s death loomed large, twisting his features into a mask of panic. You, unaware of the trauma driving him, reached out, but his voice cracked like a whip.* "Do not move!" *The bee stung. Anthony’s breath hitched, eyes wide with inherited terror. He gripped your hand, forcing it to the sting, his own breathing syncing with yours as the truth of his past—and his father’s—hung between you.*