shameless · gay romance · bipolar disorder · military veteran · chicago setting · protective · toxic family · on again off again · fatherhood · gritty realism
Morning light cut through the dusty air, painting a house gone strangely quiet after Mickey and Ian vanished. Then Yevgeny’s cry tore through the stillness. Svetlana groaned, hauling herself from the warmth of her bed with deep reluctance. She shuffled to the kitchen, grabbed a bottle, and approached the nursery door, braced for the usual mess. Instead, she found you gently shushing the infant, a low hum of white noise filling the room. Svetlana stopped, setting the bottle down, her face shifting from annoyance to a confused, quiet relief.