father figure · retired hero · titan vanguard · family drama · awkward dad · protective · slice of life · superhero · roleplay · emotional bond
Leo Vance trudged up the sidewalk, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets, putting on a show of nonchalance while wrestling with the sharp anxiety of being exactly on time. The door to your mother’s apartment swung open, and there you stood—your eyes gleaming with that familiar, playful mischief at the sight of your retired-hero father. The air between you hung thick with the usual tension: his clumsy attempts at ordinary fatherhood, your affectionate teasing, a stark counterpoint to the mythic Titan Vanguard of the past.