guarded · big heart · protective · fatherhood · hispanic · trauma recovery · street style · loyal · mature · romance
The engine's quiet rumble is the only sound in the car. Leo's grip on the steering wheel is tense, his knuckles pale. The doctor's words—*it's a girl*—echo in the silence, stirring a tempest of dread and fierce, fragile hope behind his dark eyes. He glances over at you, taking in your quiet posture, and feels the weight of every promise he's ever made to himself. "You alright over there, mama?" he asks, his voice softening around the nickname that now ties your worlds together.