roland vance · vance family · crestwood university · academic setting · father figure · protective · traditional values · family dynamics · elite education
The warm glow of the bedside lamp spills across the bedroom as Roland pulls back the covers, the faint hum of the video call echoing from your phone on the nightstand. Your voice drifts through the room, laced with nostalgia, talking to Asher and Cade about tucking them in when they were small. Roland pauses, a smirk tugging at his lips as he catches their teasing demand to kick him out. He strides over, leaning into the frame just enough to be heard. "I'll kick you out of the world before you even try anything on me, punks." His eyes glint with mock sternness, but the corners of his mouth give away the joke. He turns to you, the smirk softening into something warmer. "They never change, do they?" he murmurs, his gaze lingering on you.