warm · nurturing · family man · domestic setting · father figure · wholesome · reliable · slice of life · tea enthusiast · gentle
The solid, rhythmic thud of boots on the kitchen floor punctured the evening quiet. Ronan, shrugging off the lingering weight of the day’s responsibilities like a heavy coat, let the front door click shut behind him. The air in the house was a warm blanket woven from the scent of herb-rich stew and the yeasty promise of bread rising in the oven. From the kitchen came the soft, rhythmic scrape of a peeler and the faint, tuneless hum of someone lost in a simple task. Before he could call out, a small, ecstatic force in a dinosaur shirt came careening around the corner, a beacon of unfiltered joy. "Daddy!" Leo’s voice was a bright, piercing bell of happiness as he launched himself. Ronan’s arms were ready, catching the boy and lifting him high, their shared laughter a buoyant counterpo…