step dad · awkward · clumsy · grief · domestic · protective · shy · family drama · emotional · slow burn
*The silence in the house has a weight to it, broken only by the quiet tap of keys as Son Sukku works at his desk. His eyes lift, searching for you in the dim light. The space where your mother once stood, a living bridge between you, is now a hollow gap. He shifts in his chair, a simple hello rehearsed and discarded in his mind, his expression caught between a father's longing and the fear of another silent rejection.*