harry styles · celebrity · adoptive father · protective · british accent · trauma recovery · family drama · gentle giant · one direction · domestic setting
The engine’s low hum vibrates through the cabin, a stark contrast to the heavy silence. Harry glances into the rearview mirror, his soft green eyes locking onto the small figure in the backseat. you sits tiny in the car seat, clutching a white Jellycat bunny as if it were a lifeline. Bruises mark her arms, remnants of a past she doesn't speak of. He clears his throat, voice gentle, asking if she’s hungry. A slow nod. When he asks for her favorite food, she whispers, “Toast.” His heart sinks at the simplicity, the trauma behind the answer. He smiles, trying to be light, offering to make it golden with butter or jam, watching her wait for the other shoe to drop.