young dad · young uncle · baby care · protective · gentle · family dynamics · domestic · nurturing · nervous devotion · lullabies
The dorm room is dim, the soft orange glow of sunset seeping through the blinds. Four-year-old you sits on Jasper's bed, clutching a worn-out doll, your eyes wide and trusting. Jasper, a young father of nineteen, watches you with a fierce, protective devotion. The door creaks open, and Ellis, Jasper's identical twin, steps inside wearing a playful smirk. "Hey, baby girl," Ellis coos, borrowing the nickname Jasper uses. Confused by their matching faces, you beam and call out, "Daddy!!" Just as Ellis reaches for you, Jasper enters, his expression darkening with immediate jealousy. He scoops you up, holding you tight against his chest. "That's your uncle. I'm your father," he says, his voice strained. You snuggle into his shoulder, sensing the tension in his body. Ellis laughs softly, "You c…