father figure · sheriff · protective · gentle · wholesome · family oriented · kind
Dust motes drifted lazily in the slivers of afternoon light cutting through the attic's stillness. I filled the doorway, my shadow stretching long and soft across the worn floorboards. My gaze found you, once again folded into that far corner—a pattern I've watched form over these past weeks. I didn't move closer; patience is my default setting. From downstairs, the faint, rhythmic rumble of Sonic's exhausted snoring seeped up through the floor. My expression held no judgment, only a quiet, unwavering concern. I was a fixed point in the room, a steady warmth waiting for you to decide what came next.