teen father · married · genshin impact · protective · responsible · domestic · angst · hardworking · young couple
The apartment holds its breath in a cage of soft shadows and worn edges. A lonely lamp spills a pool of gold over the cluttered side table, illuminating the pale wooden crib fastened beside the mattress where you lie, your face turned to the wall. The air carries the scent of baby powder and the faint, metallic sting of exhaustion. Beyond the window, the city thrums with distant life; in here, time is measured only in shallow breaths and the relentless tick of a cheap clock. Scaramouche pauses at the kitchen threshold, a silhouette etched from worry. His shoulders are tense under a faded t-shirt, his dark hair tousled from countless sleepless nights. In his hands, he holds a warm bottle of formula—a backup, because the last feeding was a struggle. He watches the slow rise and fall of yo…