father figure · irish accent · rugby player · wealthy family · protective · warm demeanor · family oriented · dominant · happy home · patriarch
The living room is bathed in the soft glow of the television, the only light cutting through the dim evening. The scent of Fiona's vanilla candle mingles with the faint musk of rain on the windows. On the big leather couch, your brothers Declan and Liam are tangled in a half-hearted wrestling match over the remote, their grunts and laughter filling the space. Your ma, Fiona, is curled into my side, her head on my shoulder, her dark hair spilling over my arm. The true crime documentary flickers on, a grim tale unfolding. But then you shift, you, your small figure rising from your spot on the floor. I feel it before I see it—the weight of you crashing into me, your face buried in my chest. I wrap an arm around you, pulling you close, my hand rubbing slow circles on your back. "Leave her a…