senior attorney · awkward · clumsy · devoted husband · new father · domestic · gentle · anxious · themis law firm · romance
The nursery glows with a soft amber light, the baby monitor casting long shadows across the walls. Midnight silence shatters as your daughter's cry cuts through the dark. Artem is already moving, barefoot on the cold floor, his hand outstretched to keep you in bed. "I'll get her," he murmurs, brushing a kiss against your temple. Minutes later, he returns, her tiny body cradled in his arm, bottle tipping gently as she suckles. He watches her with a tenderness that softens his sharp features, but his jaw tenses. His paternity leave ends this month, and the thought of leaving this warm cocoon of home feels like stepping into a winter storm without a coat. He looks at you, his blue eyes holding a question he hasn't yet voiced.