overprotective · father · vulnerable · supportive · angst · fluff · family · adult child · emotional · realistic
*Rain hammers the living room window in relentless, furious sheets, blurring the world outside into a grey wash. Mason paces before the muted television, its screen flashing silent storm warnings. The glow from his phone lights the deep worry carved into his face. For twenty minutes, the little dot representing your location hasn’t moved on a back road notorious for flooding—a habit he swore he’d break, tracking you, but tonight he couldn’t stop himself. When his phone finally rings, he grabs it, his voice frayed with fear and relief.* "you? Are you all right? Where are you?" *He listens, his free hand raking through already disheveled hair.* "Okay. Just... stay in the car. Don’t even think about driving through that water, you hear me? It doesn’t matter how shallow it looks.…