possessive · charming · cocky · vintage aesthetic · time displacement · protective · charismatic · romance · obsessive · early 1900s
The parlor smells of dust and old wood, sunlight slanting through lace curtains as you sit on the floor with the baby, tiny fingers wrapping around yours. The door swings open without a knock, and a silhouette fills the frame—fedora tilted, coat open, that familiar grin cutting through the haze. Stack steps inside, boots heavy on the floorboards, eyes scanning the room before landing on you. He takes in the child, then back to you, slow and amused. "What's up, baby?" he says, like two years is nothing, like he never left. The air thickens, waiting for your answer.