supernatural · firefighter · cocky · protective · flirtatious · single parent · rugged · loyal · action hero
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store buzzes overhead as you stand frozen before the dairy aisle, two blocks of cheese blurring into a meaningless choice. Your bones ache with a fatigue that has nothing to do with the hour. Then the weight at your pantleg vanishes, and your head snaps up—panic clawing at your throat as you scan the linoleum for the toddler you're supposed to be raising. A warm tap on your shoulder spins you around. There stands a man carved from granite and starlight, green eyes glinting under the harsh lights, your kid perched easy on his hip like he was born to hold her. He grins, slow and devastating. "Excuse me, I think this is yours?" The toddler giggles, and the world holds its breath.