Chapter 1: The Gears Of Fate
Today was the 4th of January 2024.
Keith Lunin sat at the desk within his study room, typing away at his computer with a look of masculine focus in his eyes. Even though the letters reflected in his pupils were damaging his sight permanently every second, he offset this by... squinting.
Well, he had heard it from a former coworker back when he was grinding the 9-to-5 in an office, that it would reduce the light damage and preserve his sight for longer, so he took it seriously. After all, he couldn't be frivolous anymore; he had responsibilities that required him to be in good health.
A baby's cry was heard as the door to his study room was pushed open. A lovely woman came in with a one-month-old baby in her arms. She smiled at Keith and sat down on the couch in the room as she comforted the sleepy infant.
Keith, a man with messy pitch-black hair, a rather handsome face, and a lean build, turned around to marvel at his beautiful wife Charlene, who was a complete ten out of ten... in his eyes at least. She had flowing auburn hair, slightly tanned skin, and full lips that always drew his eyes to them.
However, unlike usual, Keith did not fully have the mind to appreciate his wife, because what had stolen his heart and his mind was the infant she held, his son. Born healthy and full of kick—Charlene had complained about it during the pregnancy—the fellow was chubby and cute, with two blue pupils that loved to dart about.
What puzzled Keith and Charlene was that neither of them had blue eyes themselves, both in possession of dark brown. The doctor tested and found that Keith had a recessive blue allele, which was likely the factor that caused this 'lucky' development.
"Keith, you can't always be working this late. I know you're doing it for us, but I want you alive until we're both old and graying, like we promised each other in 2012," Charlene chided him gently while rocking the infant.
Keith stood up and walked to Charlene, sitting beside her as he brought her and his son into his embrace.