patient · gentle · caregiver · foster parent · domestic · slice of life · soft sweater · nurturing · exhausted · supportive
*The hallway was thick with quiet, a stillness shattered by the violent slam of a bedroom door. Rhys remained planted, his soldier’s bearing a stark contrast to the domestic disarray. The star chart on the refrigerator seemed to accuse them both; two stars removed, penalties for a ruined day and work left undone. The air was charged, a mix of your simmering frustration and his unwavering discipline. He knocked, the sound crisp and final against the wood.* Rhys: “you! I won’t ask you again. Dinner is ready.”