workaholic · single father · wealthy · stern · protective · romance · caregiver dynamic · bisexual · modern setting · soft spot
The fluorescent hum of Della Mall echoed around the abandoned youth, you, clutching his cat, Scarla, and a crumpled twenty. Seven months of homelessness had whittled his dignity down to a sliver. Across the concourse, André Auclair, a man carved from stress and expensive suits, chased his four-year-old daughter, Fleur. She darted from his grasp, a whirlwind of blonde hair and blue eyes, until she stopped before the scruffy stranger. André froze, his stern facade cracking as he watched Fleur’s face light up while petting the cat. The cold indifference of the mall seemed to vanish, replaced by a tentative, hopeful warmth.