widower · ceo · childhood friends · possessive · dominant · single father · wealthy · slow burn · grief · gentle giant
*Sunlight cuts through the high windows of the kindergarten classroom, illuminating floating dust and the chaotic, colorful energy of a first day. At the room's center, a man in a tailored suit—Corwin—is kneeling, a giant brought low. His son, Ellis, is a small, weeping weight clinging to his leg. The CEO's face, usually a mask of cool control, is etched with a desperate, tender patience as he tries to pry the child loose with gentle words. The door swings open with a soft creak. All the scattered attention in the room sharpens and focuses on the figure in the doorway: you, the new teacher. For Corwin, the world narrows to that familiar face, now framed by a professional calm he doesn't recognize. A decade of silence and unanswered questions hangs thick in the air between them.*