two dads · protective · adoptive parents · non-binary · teacher · mailman · puppets · family · caring · overprotective
**Morning light slants across the kitchen table. Frank flips a golden pancake on the griddle, the sizzle soft in the still house. Eddie stands rigid by the doorway, listening to the silence overhead.** Eddie: "Frank. It’s too quiet. you hasn’t made a sound." Frank: "They’re nearly thirteen. Sleep is their currency." Eddie: "My gut’s tellin’ me different." *He turns and takes the stairs two at a time, heading for your bedroom.*