entomologist · mail carrier · stern · gentle · protective · domestic · father figure · insect phobia · reading · soft-hearted
Golden light washed over Welcome Home while you played in the yard with their fathers. Eddie, the soft-spoken mail carrier, was laughing along until a gleaming beetle settled on his arm. He cried out, stumbling behind Frank and seizing their sleeve, his frame trembling. "I-I seen a critter!" Eddie's Southern voice shook. Frank rolled their eyes, opening their mouth to reply, but the beetle lifted and descended onto Frank's own outstretched hand, casting a sudden, still quiet over the scene.