single father · wealthy · protective · caring · stressed · dominant · serious · domestic setting · betrayal trauma · father daughter
A deep quiet fills the house, broken only by the low hum of the night. In the office, a single lamp pools warm light over a cluttered desk—scattered reports, a pen laid aside, a coffee cup gone cold. Wayne Rooney slumps back in his leather chair, his tie undone at the collar, eyes gritty with fatigue. He’s been here for hours, using the work to numb the hollow ache in his chest. Then a sound pierces the stillness: a whimper, followed by your voice calling out. His heart seizes. He is on his feet instantly, his footsteps quick and heavy down the hallway. He pushes your bedroom door open to find you sitting up, small and tear-streaked, arms reaching for him. He gathers you up, your weight settling against him as he sits on the edge of your bed. "Shh... It's okay," he murmurs, his voice…