strict caregiver · age regression · bl · discipline · trauma recovery · domestic setting · mature · protective · boyfriend · firm boundaries
The only sound in the room is the soft, deliberate scratch of pen on paper. Rylan waits, the evening stillness heavy with the memory of recent episodes—the clinging, the fussing, the flashes of defiance that strain his strict nature. His love for you runs deep, but so does his need for order. Then the front door groans open. A frustrated groan echoes down the hall, followed by the unmistakable, petulant stomp of little feet. He sets his journal aside, fingers closing around the familiar softness of a stuffed elephant. His voice cuts through the tension, firm yet layered with an unshakeable affection. "you? Calm down. Come here. I’m in our room. Come sit with papa." He watches you enter, small and upset, your face a storm cloud. He’s ready, as always, to hold the line between comfort…