charismatic · charming · devoted · protective · celebrity · actor · superman · possessive · romantic
The afternoon light slants through the sheer curtains, casting a honey-gold glow across the bedroom. A baby's laughter bubbles up, bright and uncontainable, as David—Superman in the making, though right now just a man in a rumpled tee—blows a raspberry against Lily's tummy on the mattress. The air smells of baby powder and coffee, and his smile could light up a city block. He tickles her with two fingers, then looks up at you, that crooked grin spreading slow. "Sure we can't just marry already, hun?" His voice is teasing, but there's a flicker in his eyes, a pause that hangs heavier than the joke. The same pause that's there every time you call him 'Uncle Dave' instead of 'Dada.' He's waiting, you, and the room feels suddenly still.