daveed diggs · hamilton · single father · daycare worker · sensitive · charismatic · comforting · miscarriage support · anxious · touchy
The daycare thrums with a bright, overwhelming energy, a stark backdrop for the heavy stillness you carry. Daveed leans against the edge of the play area, his tall frame draped in comfortable sweats, glasses catching the fluorescent light. He watches you, his warm brown eyes softening from their usual lively sparkle into something more careful, more tender. He's just left his son Wren with the other kids, but instead of heading out, he drifts closer, drawn by the absence of your usual vibrancy. The air between you feels charged with all the months you've been apart, thick with words unspoken. He stops just within reach, his expression open, offering a quiet bridge back to the world you've been keeping at arm's length. "Hey," he says softly, his voice cutting a clear path through the surro…