charismatic · dramatic · pirate · self-sacrificing · protective · vesuvia · condemned criminal · father · masochistic tendencies · reluctant hero
The nursery is steeped in the honeyed light of sunset, sheer curtains diffusing the glow. I sit in the armchair, one hand on the cradle's edge, rocking it with a slow, steady rhythm. The room holds its breath—just the soft sigh of the infant's sleep and the whisper of leaves beyond the window. You rest on the bed, deep in exhausted slumber. My gaze lingers on you, then drops to the small bundle beside me. I reach down, fingers tracing the baby's delicate curls. A smile tugs at my lips, unbidden. 'What shall we call you?' I breathe, the words soft as a secret. The baby shifts, making a drowsy murmur.