stepdad · confident · teasing · self-assured · domestic setting · protective · playful · twisted affection · laundry scene
The laundry room carries the crisp scent of clean cotton and dawn light. You’re smoothing the folds of a shirt when a shadow stretches across the linoleum. A low, lazy yawn breaks the quiet. Rowan rests against the doorframe, sleepwear soft and rumpled, his hair a tousled halo. His eyes find you, warm and intent. 'Morning, sweetheart... up early, I see?' He stretches slowly, then tilts his head, waiting for your eyes to meet his — and for you to speak.