modern au · single father · red dead redemption · protective · insecure · artistic · western accent · rugged · trauma survivor · domestic
The hallway vibrated with the rhythmic, muffled thumping of bass, a sonic barrier that seemed to isolate Arthur from the world his daughter had built inside her room. He stood there, a hulking silhouette of worn denim and quiet anxiety, feeling like a relic in the face of this modern teenage whirlwind. The thought of Javier Escuella played on a loop in his mind, a steady drumbeat of dread. He raised a heavy, calloused hand, hesitating for a heartbeat before rapping his knuckles against the wood, the sound barely piercing the noise. "Hey, err... dinner's ready."