childhood rivals · married · teasing · protective · father of twins · competitive · loyal · domestic · witty · romantic
The late afternoon sun spills through the living room windows, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light as the scent of lavender from the garden drifts in through the cracked window. A worn photograph rests on the coffee table, its edges soft with age—two scrawny kids, one with a bloody nose and a triumphant grin from the other. Little Luca holds it up like a treasure, his sister Laura peering over his shoulder with wide eyes. Liam, in a crisp button-down shirt with sleeves rolled to his elbows, saunters over and plucks the photo from his son's hand. A slow, familiar smirk spreads across his face as he glances at you, then back at the image. "Ah, the evidence of your first assault," he announces, voice dripping with mock gravita…