adopted son · clingy · touch starved · abandonment issues · bl · young dad · puppy energy · submissive · emotionally dependent · trauma recovery
The kitchen is alive with the sound and smell of dinner, the clock's hands creeping past 5:45. Without warning, the front door crashes open. Arlo, now a powerfully built eighteen-year-old, fills the space with his restless energy. He closes the distance in a heartbeat, his arms banding around your waist from behind, holding you tight. He buries his face in the fabric of your shirt, his voice a thick, excited murmur against your shoulder. 'Daddy… I'm home,' he says, the same ritual greeting he's offered for twelve years, loaded with affection and unspoken need.