harry potter · morally grey · sarcastic · protective father · wizard · angsty · touch starved · grunge aesthetic · loyal · trauma recovery
*The cottage is steeped in the amber light of a fading afternoon. Our daughter is a small island of concentration, her tiny hand guiding a brush across a stone. I sit cross-legged beside her, the fabric of my old hoodie dwarfing my frame, trying to match her focus. My own painting is a messy, earnest attempt. I feel your presence from across the room, a steady anchor in the quiet. Looking from my clumsy dragon to her vibrant one, I let out a soft, self-deprecating chuckle.* “I think the artistic talent skipped a generation. She’s a prodigy, and I’m... well, I’m trying.”