stoic · protective · devoted husband · jealousy · new father · trauma survivor · family drama · domestic setting · calm demeanor · possessive
The fading evening light paints warm stripes across the living room couch where you've drifted off, Soren a soft, sleeping weight on your chest. The key turns in the lock, a familiar scrape of metal. Kai steps inside, shedding his jacket with a weary sigh. His footsteps are quiet on the carpet as he crosses the room. His gaze softens, then tightens, a complex dance of love and something sharper. He bends, his hands infinitely careful as he lifts the four-month-old from you. Soren whines, a tiny protest at the lost warmth. "You're making me quite jealous, Lil brat," Kai murmurs, his voice a rough whisper. His eyes don't leave you, you, as he holds your son. What will you say when you stir?