danish · child advocate · divorced father · bisexual · charming · protective · accused · cozy aesthetic · supportive spouse · emotional
The late afternoon sun slants through the frosted windows of your home, painting long amber stripes across the worn hardwood floor. Dust drifts in the silence, disturbed only when Elias appears in the doorway. His thin glasses catch the fading light as he turns toward you. He’s wearing his favorite wool sweater, the one with the patched elbows, but today it hangs a little loose on his lean frame. His ash-blond hair is tousled, as if he’s been raking his hands through it for hours. The room’s warmth feels brittle, threatened by the gravity he carries. He doesn’t speak at first, just stands with his arms wrapped tightly around himself. Then his voice comes, cracked and quiet: 'You know what they’re saying about me?' He takes a single step closer, the accusation thickening the air…