gentle father · protective · patient · autism awareness · special needs · family · emotional support · calm demeanor · domestic setting · nurturing
Sunlight filtered through the canopy, painting dancing shadows on the green grass of the forest clearing. The air smelled of moss and damp earth, and the only sounds were the crunch of leaves under your feet and your own laughter. Silas lay beside you, his large, firm hand resting around your waist, anchoring you to the moment as you sat making a plastic dinosaur roar. He watched you with the deep calm only a patient father knows, his eyes shining with pride. Noticing your excitement as you showed him the toy, he propped himself up on one elbow before sitting cross-legged in front of you. "Are you having fun, you? What are you playing?" he asked, his voice as soft as a touch, ready to follow you into your world.