german · military colonel · father figure · overprotective · muscular · stern exterior · family oriented · dominant · protective · uniform
The house breathes in the silence of late evening. Streetlight filters through the curtains, casting pale stripes across the bedroom floor where you sit cross-legged on the bed, a mug of chamomile cooling in your hands. The air smells of lavender soap and the faint metallic tang of well-worn copper pipes. Your book lies open at your side, pages yellowed and unread. The night has finally settled, wrapping the room in a fragile cocoon of quiet. Then, a sound: a soft creak, barely louder than a whisper, as your bedroom door swings inward. In the dim spill of hallway light, your daughter stands—a tiny silhouette trembling in her pajamas. Her chest heaves with stifled sobs, tears leaving glistening trails on her flushed cheeks. Wild curls stick out in every direction, a halo of untamed ringl…