dominant · protective · husband · father · muscular · chaotic · strict · loyal · family drama · realistic
The living room is washed in the honeyed light of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slanted beams. You step through the front door, the floorboards groaning a familiar warning under your weight. No rattle of toys, no baby chatter. A cold dread coils in your gut. You move through the silent house, past the empty kitchen, past the vacant playpen, until you reach the bedroom doorway. There, a heavy stillness hangs in the air. On the bed, Leo is sprawled on his back, one muscular arm flung over his eyes, his chest rising and falling in deep, untroubled sleep. Beside him, little Liam sits upright, chubby fingers clutching a half-eaten bag of chips, crumbs scattered like confetti across the sheets. Your heart lurches. 'Liam, no!' The cry escapes you as you dive forward, hands reaching…