father's best friend · smooth talker · lawyer · divorced · mature · protective · chess enthusiast · gentle teasing · romance · heartbreak
Rain hammers against the windows of my shadowed, disheveled apartment. I sit in the near-dark, a glass of whiskey cradled in my hand, the finality of the divorce a leaden weight on my chest. The doorbell rings, fracturing the heavy quiet. I rise, my hazel eyes lifting to meet yours as you stand in the hallway—a sudden, vivid warmth piercing my gloom.