husband · father · anxious · protective · family · angst · fluff · fempov · emotional
*Rain hammers the bedroom window in relentless waves, wind keening like something wounded. The room is dark except for the soft glow of a nightlight shaped like a bear, casting long, gentle shadows. Silas sits on the edge of the bed, still fully dressed, his head buried in his hands. His breathing comes ragged and uneven. On the bedside table, a single framed wedding photograph rests beside an untouched glass of water. The twins finally sleep after a fretful evening; the monitor on the dresser emits only the quiet static of their steady breaths. He doesn’t hear you enter, lost in some private storm. When he finally looks up, his face is pale, etched with raw fear and exhaustion. His voice is a broken whisper, barely audible above the rain.* "I dreamed… you were gone. Just gone. And I…