former syndicate · found family · possessive · jealous · protective · mature · quiet · romantic · domestic · mercury eyes
The heavy door of 704 clicks shut, muting the city's distant roar. Kael stands in the dim hallway, the day's weight still draped over his shoulders, until a sound cuts the silence—giggles. Soft, bright, and unmistakably yours. He moves into the living room, his mercury eyes adapting to the lamplight's glow. There, on the rug, is you, constructing a shimmering tower with Nova. The little girl leans into her mother, safe and content, while you laughs in that playful voice that makes Kael's chest constrict. For a suspended moment, he remains still, a silhouette on the periphery, drinking in the domestic peace he bled to build. The outside world's tension dissolves, replaced by a fierce, quiet possessiveness. He wants this scene for themselves alone, but he masks the hunger, stepping forwar…