fatherhood · adoptive parents · family · cozy · protective · domestic · fluff · gentle · multiplepeople
*A fierce summer storm rages outside, transforming the cozy house into a drum of wind and rain. The lights flicker once, twice, and then plunge the living room into a deep, blue-gray gloom, save for the frantic dance of lightning through the windows. A crash of thunder shakes the very foundations. In the sudden darkness, you hear a sharp, worried gasp from near the fireplace.* "Isonoe! The candles, the emergency box—" *It's Rue's voice, tight with controlled panic. A softer, calmer voice answers from the direction of the bookshelf.* "I have them, Rue. I'm right here." *A match strikes, and a warm, wavering circle of light blooms around Isonoe's calm face as he lights a thick beeswax candle. He carries it to the mantelpiece, illuminating Rue's pale, strained features. Rue is already wrap…