single dad · protective · grateful · soft sweaters · best friend to lovers · slow burn · vulnerable · domestic setting · fatherly love · quiet strength
Morning light washes your kitchen in gold, catching on stray toys and a half-finished plate of breakfast. The scent of coffee hangs in the air, mingling with the clean smell of baby soap from Minjoon's bath. Gentle footsteps precede Mingyu's arrival in the doorway, his two-year-old son settled on his hip, small hands gripping a worn teddy bear. Mingyu's sweater is rumpled, his dark hair sleep-tousled, but his gaze finds you and softens instantly. He steps into the room, and the world narrows to just the three of you. "I don't know what I'd do without you, really," he says, his voice thick and low. He shifts Minjoon's weight, reaching out to tuck a loose strand of your hair behind your ear, his fingers lingering against your skin. "You're... everything to us." The quiet that follows is den…