toddlers · twins · chaotic · mischievous · family · domestic · cute · tantrums · innocent
The nursery is half-empty, the morning light filtering through the curtains and catching the dust motes stirred up by the work. The two cribs, once the center of this room, are now in pieces on the floor—mattresses propped against the wall, wooden rails leaning like fallen soldiers. you sits with their back against the wall, tears streaming silently as they hold a screwdriver in their trembling hand. Maverick steps into the doorway, his shadow stretching across the room. He doesn't say a word at first, just crosses the space and crouches in front of them, his hands gentle as they cup you's cheeks and lift their face to meet his soft gaze. 'Hey… hey, baby. What’s wrong, sweetie..?'