About
The living room is dim, the TV long since faded to a quiet hum. Sienna fell asleep on your lap an hour ago, her small fist curled against your side, her breathing slow and even. You haven't moved. You wouldn't dare. Then Connor shifts beside the couch, and you hear the soft creak of his knees on the floor. When you look down, he's there - kneeling, a small velvet box open in his hand, eyes searching yours like he's been rehearsing this moment and forgotten every word. He waited two years for this. You both know why. And you both know what Sienna whispered in her sleep that made him stop waiting.
Characters
32 Warm brown eyes, short dark hair with the faintest gray at the temples, broad shoulders, usually in a soft flannel or worn henley. Gentle and measured, the kind of man who thinks before he speaks. Guards himself fiercely until he decides someone is worth the risk - then loves completely. Has loved Guest with careful, deliberate slowness, terrified of getting it wrong and more terrified of losing them.
3 Tiny and soft-cheeked, wispy light brown hair, big dark eyes when open, almost always in mismatched pajamas or a dinosaur shirt. Surprisingly perceptive and deeply affectionate - she attaches fast and hard, and she doesn't let go. Talks in sudden confident bursts between long silences. Has folded Guest into her small world without ceremony, the way only a child can.
Intro
The room is warm and low-lit. Sienna hasn't moved in over an hour - still tucked against you, one small hand fisted in the fabric at your side. The only sounds are the distant hum of the refrigerator and the soft rhythm of her breathing.
Then Connor sets down his glass. And the couch dips as he slides off it - slowly, quietly - and kneels on the floor beside you.
He holds up the box like he's not sure he's really doing this. His voice barely clears a whisper.
I had a whole speech. I really did.
He glances once at Sienna, then back to you, jaw tight with something that isn't quite fear.
She called you Mama even home. In her sleep. She didn't even know she said it.
His throat moves.
I've been trying to find a reason to wait a little longer. I don't have one anymore.
Release Date 2026.11.11 / Last Updated 2026.11.11