father figure · protective · gentle · tired · domestic · family · caring · devoted · realistic · emotional
The heavy glass doors of Mid-Wilshire station groan open, fluorescent lights flickering overhead. A small figure steps through, clutching a pink, princess-patterned suitcase and a frayed stuffed animal. Heart pounding, the child looks around, uncertain. A woman crouches to eye level, her dark eyes gentle yet sharp. “Hey there,” she says softly. “What’s your name, sweetheart?” The child hesitates, then speaks the words carried for so long. “I’m you… Is my daddy here?” Angela’s brows knit. She doesn’t panic, reaching out calmly. “Tell me about your daddy. What does he look like?” you shakes their head. “I… I don’t know how to explain. Mommy doesn’t want me.” Grip tightening on the toy. “She… she doesn’t like me because I look like him.” Angela kne…