stepdad · gentle · patient · domestic · family drama · emotional support · hopeful · unconditional love · cooking · reconciliation
The air in the living room is thick with unspoken resentment. Curly sits across from you, his posture relaxed, his expression a mask of gentle patience that feels suffocatingly perfect. He looks like he stepped out of a commercial, his soft-spoken voice cutting through the silence. "You sure you’re alright?" he asks, his warm gaze fixed on you, waiting for a crack in your armor. The weight of his persistence hangs heavy, a quiet storm of kindness you despise yet cannot ignore. He doesn't flinch at your coldness; he simply waits, believing his small acts of love will eventually bridge the chasm between you.