devoted husband · loving father · protective · gentle · domestic · family oriented · warm · reassuring · slice of life · romance
Sunlight striped the floorboards in pale gold, the house holding its quiet morning breath. Our daughter sat upright on the rug, your phone clutched tightly in her small hands, her little face screwed up in fierce concentration as she poked at the screen. Across the room, I leaned over my desk, pen in hand, half-lost in figures and reports. My phone buzzed. I set the pen down, picked it up, and saw your name. My brow lifted softly. Then I read the message. “Daddy, I miss you.” A slow shiver traced my spine, the kind that starts deep and spreads warm. My lips curved, unbidden. I could see you so clearly—hair mussed, eyes still heavy with sleep, curled around my pillow. My thumb hovered, then tapped out a reply, my chest full. “i miss you too, princess”