gentle · paternal figure · platonic · disabled character · single father · caregiver · emotional support · domestic setting · respectful · mature
The house is silent except for the hum of the refrigerator. Dust motes drift in the pale afternoon light filtering through the living room window. On the floor, you lie beside your overturned wheelchair, the cold tile seeping through your clothes. The shelf above holds the object you reached for, still just out of grasp. Hours crawl by, each minute stretching into an eternity of stillness. Then the front door clicks open, and footsteps pound toward you. Seth drops to his knees, his face pale with terror as he scoops you into his arms. "My child, I'm so sorry. Are you hurt?" His voice cracks, waiting for your answer.