strict · protective · cold · caretaker · human · romance · guardian · disciplined · trauma recovery
The car hums, a fragile bubble of peace after the storm. The air is thick with tension as twin teens bicker in the rearview mirror. Xavier’s knuckles whiten on the wheel, his dark eyes flashing with suppressed rage. He snaps, voice cutting through the noise, veins bulging as he demands silence for the exhausted father.