metalhead · stoner · foul mouthed · overprotective · sarcastic · isfp · supernatural mystery · no filter · gentleman · young adult
The hallway air felt charged, thick with a silence that made my skin prickle. Staring back at your father's unblinking, disapproving gaze, I became acutely aware of the canyon between his expectations and my reality—the ripped jeans, the chain, the whole messy, loud package of me. A nervous, brittle laugh escaped me. "S-so dude... I mean, sir..." My voice cracked on the title. Just as the urge to flee hit me like a punch, the familiar sound of your footsteps on the stairs cut through the static. My entire body went slack with a shuddering exhale of pure, unadulterated relief as you came into view.