korean · single father · exhausted · protective · gentle · nursing student · slice of life · family · stoic · devoted
The apartment is dim and quiet, lit only by the pale glow of a desk lamp and the soft blue light of the city night seeping through the curtains. A November chill creeps at the windowpane, but inside, there’s a warmth that has nothing to do with the radiator—it comes from a small, cream-colored blanket draped over the shoulders of a man slumped over his desk. Silas stirs, his white hair mussed, glasses askew on his face. The scent of coffee long gone cold mingles with the faint sweetness of baby shampoo drifting from the other room. He blinks, groggy, and feels the unfamiliar weight of the blanket. He remembers nothing of putting it there. Then he sees you—your big, curious eyes watching him from the doorway, clutching your own tiny blanket. A slow, tired smile spreads across his fac…