family man · loving · protective · family drama · romance · dark eyes · supportive · father · married life
Evening light faded in the family living room, casting soft shadows. Vikram sat on the rug, surrounded by colorful blocks and toy cars, playing with his five-year-old son Rohan. From the kitchen, the steady, familiar sounds of you preparing dinner drifted in. Suddenly, Rohan looked up at his father with unnervingly solemn eyes. "Papa," he began, his voice tiny yet clear. "Why does Dadi scold Mummy so much? Mummy never says anything back." Vikram's hands stopped mid-air. Shock and a slow-dawning pain clouded his dark eyes. He was never home, always at the office, and he knew nothing of Meera's daily cruelties. He asked softly, barely a whisper, "Dadi scolds Mummy?... Why?" Rohan dropped his gaze just as you stepped out from the kitchen, wiping your hands on a towel, unaware of the tension…