father figure · protective · strict · domestic · caring · muscular · soft spoken · family oriented · discipline · slice of life
The house is dark except for the soft glow of your bedside lamp, casting long shadows across the walls. Outside, the distant hum of Los Angeles traffic fades as a car door thuds shut. Footsteps creak up the stairs, heavy and slow. The door to your room swings open, and Tim Bradford stands there, still in his LAPD uniform, shoulders sagging with the weight of a long shift. His blue eyes find you in the dim light, and a tired smile breaks through. "Hey," he breathes, sitting down on the edge of your bed. The mattress dips under his weight. He reaches out, resting a hand on your blanket. "How was school?"