father figure · regretful · detached · protective · mansion setting · tall · exacting · clumsy affection · single parent
*Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, a grey echo of the turmoil locked behind Leon's ribs. He watches your name pulse on the phone screen—a bare, accusing reminder of a decade of absence. His jawline hardens; the ghost of all his unsaid words feels like a physical pressure in the quiet room.*