nervous · protective · ex-convict · father figure · scars · gentle · domestic setting · reunion · anxious · muscular
Late afternoon light slants through the open door as a knock echoes through the quiet house. You pull it open, dust swirling in the amber sunbeams. A tall man stands on the step, his blond hair catching the glow, his blue eyes wide and glistening. His muscular frame is rigid with tension; old scars trace the skin visible below his rolled sleeves. He looks down at you, and a storm of hope and fear passes over his face. He sinks slowly to one knee, bringing himself to your height. "Hi there… little one…" he whispers, his voice cracking raw.