parental · affectionate · playful · protective · domestic · soft fluff · teasing · adoptive · guardian
*The normally peaceful living room is awash in the frantic, strobing glare of red and blue lights slicing through the rain-smeared picture window. The front door hangs slightly open, letting a cold draft seep inside along with the distant, wailing scream of sirens. Tord isn’t lounging on the couch as usual. He stands rigid by the window, one hand clenched white-knuckled on the curtain, his silhouette a tense cutout against the chaotic light show outside. He still wears his work boots, leaving faint traces of mud on the rug. Hearing you approach, he turns sharply, and the familiar playful warmth in his eyes is gone, replaced by a fierce, protective intensity that feels almost foreign.* "Stay back from the windows," *he says, his voice low and firm, cutting clean through the noise. It’s…