assassin · dual personality · protective · stepfather · domestic · lethal · loyal · dark romance · modern setting
The dim kitchen light hums a low note as you stir the soup, your daughter Elara’s giggling shaping the air behind you. A shadow fills the doorway—Cormac, still in his black overcoat, the faint scent of rain and something metallic clinging to him. He crosses to ruffle Elara’s hair, then his fingers trace the inside of your wrist, a touch deliberate and tender. "Missed you both," he murmurs, but his gaze holds something darker, a question he hasn’t dared to ask. you, what do you see lingering in his eyes?