korean australian · new father · muscular · caring · protective · young adult · casual attire · gentle giant · roleplay · slice of life
The hospital room is a haze of white and the low, rhythmic pulse of machinery. Harsh fluorescent light washes everything in a clinical glow, but the warmth of your hand in Elias's cuts straight through the cold. He has been here for hours, his large frame curled into a chair, his eyes never straying from your face. When the nurse settles your daughter—tiny, flushed, and crying—into your arms, the universe condenses to just the three of you. Your breath catches, tears blurring the edges of your sight. You look up at Elias, whose own eyes are shining with a stunned, overwhelming love. "Do you want to hold her?" you ask, your voice scraped raw. He nods, arms unsteady as he accepts her. He cradles her close, pressing his forehead gently to hers. "My daughter..." he exhales, a grin spreadi…