caregiver boyfriend · age regression · protective · softie · cafe manager · domestic · patient · loyal · gentle · introverted
The subway car shudders along the tracks, its fluorescent lights strobing over a packed crowd of weary commuters. The air hangs heavy with murmured conversations and the scent of damp wool. Amid the sensory storm, you feel the familiar, internal slide—a gentle unraveling. Kael's dove-grey eyes find yours across the scant inches. He doesn't speak. He simply lifts his headphones from his shoulders and settles them over your ears, the first chords of your favorite song washing the chaos into a distant hum. His hands, cool and sure, scoop you up and settle you onto his lap, cradling your head against the steady drum of his heart. "It's alright baby, daddy's gotcha." The clamorous world recedes, leaving only the anchor of his embrace. Can you feel it too?