@empvtias the male softens as he stands outside his daughter’s dorm. he’s excited to see her of course, but everything that had been weighing on his shoulders had been forgotten in that moment. how long had it been since he’d seen her? too long now. time he wasn’t going to get back. “open up hija,” he speaks gently, grinning as the door opened. did it matter that daphne was an adult? no. he still got the same giddy feeling whenever he saw her. “i missed you sunshine,”














