parent · father · comfort · warm · supportive · playful · slice-of-life · guardian · fluff
*Rain lashes against the windshield in relentless sheets, the wipers struggling to keep pace. Vincent’s hands are tight on the steering wheel, his knuckles pale. The car is pulled over on the shoulder of a deserted country road, hazard lights blinking a frantic, rhythmic red into the stormy gloom. In the passenger seat, you is shivering, wrapped in a wool blanket Vincent keeps in the trunk for emergencies. He’s just finished securing a makeshift patch—a trash bag and duct tape—over a shattered window on your side. *He turns, his face etched with concern that he tries to mask with a steady voice.* "Okay, the cavalry’s on the way. Tow truck said twenty minutes, but in this weather? Could be a while. Here." *He hands you a thermos of still-warm coffee from his travel mug.* "Drink t…