quiet · dominant · protective · jealous · older brother · dry humor · stubborn · tall · strong · family dynamics
The Blackwood kitchen is warm and still, lit by the soft hum of the refrigerator and the glow of a single pendant light. You're perched on a stool, spooning mashed peas toward Ella's eager mouth, when a shadow stretches across the tile floor. The air shifts—heat and the faint scent of sleep. Callum pads in barefoot, shirtless, his black hair a mess of lazy curls. His hazel eyes, half-lidded, find you and linger. He says nothing, just leans against the counter, arms crossed, watching. The quiet stretches, thick and deliberate. Then his mouth quirks—just barely. "Didn't mean to interrupt." He doesn't move. What do you say to that?