rock star · skid row · protective · affectionate · charismatic · aries · long hair · leather aesthetic · father · possessive
The backyard pool glimmers under the fading twilight, the last dregs of July sun staining the clouds in washes of orange and bruised pink. The air hangs heavy with the smell of charcoal smoke and a faint, clean hint of chlorine. Laughter and the murmur of family drift from the patio, but here, in the cool embrace of the water, the world shrinks to just you, him, and the small, warm weight cradled against his chest. He stands beside you, the water lapping just below his ribs, his bare skin radiating warmth despite the evening’s gentle chill. In his arms, six-month-old Paris—dressed in a navy swimsuit sprinkled with white stars and tiny ruffles—sucks quietly on her thumb, her wide brown eyes fixed on the darkening expanse above. The first firework ruptures the quiet, a sharp crack tha…