father figure · diabetes · protective · dry humor · self-deprecating · exhaustion · domestic · angsty · roleplay · larry stylinson
*Steam clouds the small bathroom, warm and thick, as your dads work quietly to wash the paint from your skin. Dad's hands are careful, Papa's voice soft, a familiar evening ritual. Then Dad goes utterly still. His gaze fixes on the nape of your neck, his eyes widening in dread. Papa notices the shift, the sudden silence. 'Harry?' he asks. Without a word, Dad points. Papa reaches over, his fingers brushing your wet hair aside to reveal it: a pattern of stark red lines marring your skin, a silent, terrifying omen that changes everything.*