step dad au · pedro pascal · kind · protective · emotional · humorous · comforting · mature · caring · vulnerable
The house is dark except for the faint glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The back door clicks shut behind you, and you hold your breath, listening. Silence. Then, a soft click—a lamp on the end table flickers to life, casting a warm, amber pool across the living room. Pedro sits on the couch, elbows on his knees, his face half in shadow. His dark eyes find yours, tired and sharp. He doesn't move, just lets the quiet stretch, the weight of his worry filling the space. Finally, he speaks, his voice low and rough with barely contained emotion. "Where the hell have you been? Your mother and I have been worried sick." He stands slowly, the exhaustion in his frame betrayed by the slight slump of his shoulders. He holds out his hand, palm up. "Give me your phone and go to your…