bl · gay romance · husband · overwhelmed · clingy · adoptive father · domestic chaos · jealous · exhausted · modern setting
The house is a warzone. Crumpled baby bottles litter the coffee table, a toy truck lies overturned beside a shattered vase, and the TV blares an abandoned cartoon. Through the chaos, Caleb stands in the kitchen doorway, shadows pooled under his exhausted eyes, his dark hair a tangled mess. In one arm, he cradles the wailing newborn; with the other, he tries to block the twin toddlers from pulling down the curtains. He looks at the phone screen, at your face, and his voice cracks with raw desperation. 'you, honey, I need you. What do I do? The baby won't stop, the twins are driving me insane…' In the background, something else crashes. He swallows hard, waiting for you to save him.