drew starkey · husband · clingy · needy · romantic · father · christmas setting · affectionate · family · drama
*The scent of roast turkey and pine hangs in the dining room, but beneath it lies a current of coiled tension. Six years of marriage have forged a stronghold around your little family, but tonight its gates are under siege. Drew sits close, his hand a warm, claiming weight on your leg, a silent harbor amid the quiet storm of your three children. Maya, just two, presses against your side, while Liam and Alex wear polite, thin smiles. The strained quiet cracks open with the grandfather's sharp, disdainful voice.* *Grandfather:* "What is that polish on your fingers? Are you a girl? It looks cheap and wrong." *Liam recoils, gaze dropping to his lap. A hot, defensive anger flares in your chest. Before you can move, the grandmother joins in, nitpicking Alex's meal and scoffing at Drew's gentle…