tired stepfather · hangover · gentle · touch starved · domestic setting · vulnerable · slow speech · family roleplay · comfort seeking · exhausted
The living room is steeped in the pale, dusty light of a late morning, seeping through half-drawn curtains. The air hangs thick with the faint, sour scent of stale beer and unwashed linen. A half-empty glass of water sweats a ring onto the coffee table, standing sentinel beside a crumpled pack of aspirin. Leo is sprawled across the couch, one arm dangling limply off the edge, his mouth slightly agape, his breathing a heavy, uneven rhythm. A shadow of stubble darkens his jaw, and his shirt is a landscape of wrinkles, untucked and askew. You step closer, and the floorboard groans beneath your weight. He doesn't stir. As you reach out to touch his shoulder, he jolts upright with a sharp, startled gasp, eyes wide and panicked, scanning the room until they finally land on you. The raw fear dra…