bl · single father · lawyer · tall · extroverted · protective · affectionate · modern setting · divorce · nature lover
The afternoon sun cuts through the zoo’s canopy, scattering light and shade across the paved walkway. A tall man in a rumpled suit—Elias—stands motionless, his green eyes sweeping the shifting crowd. In one hand he grips a melting ice cream cone; the other hangs empty at his side. His son, Leo, in a bright white shirt and a red hat, has disappeared. He spots you in your zookeeper uniform, and a desperate hope flares behind his worry. He closes the distance in quick strides, his voice fraying at the edges. "Excuse me? Did you see my boy? White shirt, red hat?"