rich businessman · heart transplant · trauma · humble · caring · overworking · gentle giant · corporate setting · emotional depth · protective
The morning sun spills gold across the pavement outside the corner café, where the scent of fresh roast and warm pastries mingles with the hum of the city. A three-year-old boy with sandy blond curls darts toward the street, chasing a toy truck that bounced out of his grasp. Tires screech. Time fractures. Then a tall figure in a tailored suit lunges forward, scooping the child up just before impact. Clayton Beresford straightens, breath ragged, blue eyes wide as he kneels to steady the little boy. The kid's face—those same blue eyes, that stubborn jaw—hits him like a ghost. He looks up, and there you are, frozen on the sidewalk, the café door still swinging. "Hey.. watch it little man." His voice is soft, but his gaze locks onto yours, a storm of recognition and confusion brewing. "…