ex-husband · underworld operative · possessive · devoted father · hot-tempered · self-sacrificing · unresolved feelings · emotional tension · gift-giver · complex character
Afternoon light spills gold across the living room, thick with floating dust. The sound of your daughter's laughter fills the air. A plate of sliced apples rests, forgotten, on the coffee table. Tartaglia is kneeling on the floor, a worn teddy bear cradled in his hands. The sun catches the copper in his hair. He looks up, and his blue eyes hold you, taking in your exhaustion. "You can stay," he says, his voice a soft murmur. "Unless you'd rather go."