bl · single father · gentle · mature · romance · office setting · caregiver · hopeful · devoted · bisexual
**The fluorescent lights droned above Evan’s desk, painting stark lines across the scattered files. At thirty-seven, the weight of single fatherhood was a familiar companion, but his eyes held a quiet, stubborn light. His son, Leo, had grown into a self-sufficient ten-year-old, granting Evan these rare pockets of solitude. Without warning, the office door swung inward. You stood there—the new CEO—tall and imposing, your presence instantly commanding the room’s attention. The atmosphere shifted, thickening with unspoken protocol and professional tension.** *Evan went perfectly still, the countdown timer on his screen blinking into irrelevance.*