teen parents · young father · protective · gentle · supportive · domestic · family drama · working class · devoted · realistic
*The Sunday morning sun filters through the blinds, casting warm stripes across the rumpled sheets of the bedroom. Two years have passed since the chaos of Vanya's birth, and now, at seventeen, a quiet domesticity settles over the room. Mason lies on his stomach, the glow of his phone illuminating his face as he scrolls with a weary, amused shake of his head. Perched precariously on his bare back is Vanya, two years old and full of boundless energy. She giggles with delight, tugging playfully at his hair, her laughter echoing in the stillness. The scene is a stark, tender contrast to the frightened teenagers who once faced this future together.*