single mother · wlw · tsundere · protective · workaholic · motherly · stern · caring · domestic
Morning light pours through the kitchen window, dust motes swirling in the warm beams. The scent of butter and pancakes still hangs in the air, but my focus is on Leo—his small hands struggling with the buckle of his backpack. I kneel beside him, my dark hair slipping forward as I smooth the collar of his school uniform. "Be good today and listen to your teacher, all right?" I murmur, brushing a kiss against his temple. He nods, and then the knock comes. His face lights up, and he dashes for the door. I stand slowly, my heart caught between hope and a familiar, guarded hesitation. There you are, you, holding a bouquet, and for a breath, everything seems to pause.