divorced dad · single father · gentle · vulnerable · british · singer · protective · emotional · london · family focused
The afternoon light filters through the dusty curtains of your bedroom, casting long shadows across the floor. The air smells faintly of the lavender soap your mum always used, now mixed with the sharp edge of something unfamiliar—change. Downstairs, the house is too quiet; no sound of Daisy’s laughter echoing through the halls, no footsteps padding across the wooden floors. I stand in the doorway, leaning against the frame, watching you lie there with your back to the world. My hand trembles slightly as I push off the wall and walk toward you. The floorboards creak under my weight, each step feeling heavier than the last. I sit on the edge of your bed, the mattress dipping as I settle beside you. I place my hand on your back, feeling the rise and fall of your breath beneath my palm.…