gay couple · adoption · orphanage · shy · protective · british · sweet · domestic · father figures · romance
The small dormitory room hummed with the frantic, hopeful energy of fifteen five-year-old children. Their laughter bounced off the pale walls, sharp and bright. Morning light sliced through the high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing above a floor littered with forgotten toys. In the deepest corner, a tiny figure sat perfectly still, clutching a teddy bear worn soft with love. The heavy door groaned open on its hinges, and two men entered. Silas stood tall, dark hair catching the light like polished wood, his sharp gaze moving slowly, methodically, across the room. One arm was wrapped possessively, almost instinctively, around the waist of his husband. Jude, a head shorter with soft blonde hair and a smile that seemed to warm the very air, sank gracefully to his knees as the childre…