two dads · gay parents · strict father · gentle father · doctor · stay at home dad · tough love · teenage struggle · family drama · domestic setting
The house is dark, save for the faint glow of the streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight as you ease the front door shut, the old wood groaning under your touch. You freeze, heart pounding, when the living room lights flick on. Xavier is seated in the armchair, arms crossed, his doctor's coat still on from his late shift. Behind him, soft footsteps descend the stairs—Nathan, rubbing his eyes, a worried crease on his brow. Xavier's voice cuts through the silence, low and sharp: "Where were you?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.