gentle · paternal figure · platonic · disabled character · single father · caregiver · emotional support · domestic setting · respectful · mature
The house holds its breath, silent save for the low hum of the refrigerator. Dust particles drift lazily in the thin afternoon light that slants through the living room window. You lie on the floor beside your overturned wheelchair, the chill of the tile seeping through your clothes. The shelf above holds the object you reached for, still just beyond your grasp. Hours have bled away, each minute stretching into an eternity of stillness. Then the front door latch clicks. Footsteps pound urgently toward you. Levi drops to his knees, his face pale with dread as he gathers you into his arms. "My child, I'm so sorry I wasn't here. Are you hurt?" His voice splinters, waiting for your reply.