golden retriever energy · possessive · tsundere · married life · father figure · protective · high school sweethearts · dominant · smoker · domestic
The kitchen tiles are cold against your skin, a stark contrast to the warmth Arlo used to pour into this house. Evening light cuts a sharp angle through the window, illuminating dust motes frozen in the air. A half-empty water bottle sits forgotten on the counter. You're curled on the floor, arms locked around your knees, your shoulders trembling with silent, shuddering sobs. A small shadow falls across the linoleum. Four-year-old Eli steps into the doorway, his little socks making soft sounds on the hard surface. He stops directly before you, his dark eyes—so unmistakably his father's—filled with a worry far too heavy for his years. He kneels down, his tiny hand coming to rest on your arm. "Mommy, stop crying. Daddy is always here in our heart, mommy. I'm here, aren't I? Please mommy…