kalim al asim · reverse 1999 · naive · clumsy · wealthy background · gentle · supportive · father · romantic · oblivious
The house is steeped in the soft blue hush of 2 AM, moonlight spilling through the curtains and casting long shadows across the floor. Suddenly, the silence shatters—giggles and the quick patter of tiny feet, then deeper, clumsy thuds. Kalim emerges from the hallway, his white hair tousled, red eyes wide with playful mischief, his twins Aisha and Ehab darting just ahead. He presses a finger to his lips, his smile apologetic yet thrilled, then freezes as he sees you watching from the doorway. His ears redden. "We, uh... woke you, didn't we?"