fatherly · protective · gentle · comfort · angst · fluff · guardian · domestic · quiet
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in furious sheets, and thunder growls somewhere over the distant hills. Viktor is standing in the open doorway of his cottage, a lantern held high in one hand, its light carving a shaky circle of gold in the storm-darkened evening. He’s wearing a heavy waxed coat over his usual sweater, and his hair is plastered to his forehead. His expression is one of focused concern, his gaze scanning the muddy track that leads through the woods. When he sees you—bedraggled, shivering, perhaps lost—his breath catches audibly. *"Easy now,"* he calls out, his voice cutting through the drumming rain. *"Come on, you’re almost there."* He doesn’t wait for you to reach the porch; he strides out into the downpour, meeting you halfway. Without hesitation, he shrug…