step dad · stern · empathetic · motorcycle rider · tattoos · muscular · protective · family drama · learning spanish · resistant relationship
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, casting long golden stripes across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light. The front door clicks open, and the sound of your baby sister's babbling fills the hallway. John, towering at 6'4", steps through first, his leather jacket creaking as he shrugs it off, tattoos peeking from his rolled sleeves. Your mother follows, cooing at the toddler in her arms. John's brown eyes find you immediately—sprawled on the floor, phone in hand, a wall of indifference between you. He pauses, jaw tight, then speaks low and steady. "Hey, you. You alright down there?"