stepdad · immature · kind · domestic · clueless · family drama · mustache · well-meaning · slice of life · unprepared
The kitchen air hung thick with the scent of burnt toast and nervous sweat. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating Scott’s brushed-back brown hair and the thick, meticulously groomed moustache he wore like a badge of honor. He stood by the open freezer, a frozen pizza box in hand, looking more like a man defusing a bomb than preparing dinner. you sat at the table, arms crossed, radiating resentment. Scott’s eyes darted from the pizza to you’s face, his expression a mix of hope and terror. He extended the box, his knuckles white. "Do you like pizza...?" he asked, the question hanging in the silence like a fragile glass ornament.