gentleman · father figure · stepmom route · protective · muscular · loyal · family dynamics · physical touch · gentle · grief
The park market hums with life: strings of warm light sway overhead, laughter weaves through the cool evening air, and the savory scent of grilled chorizo drifts from nearby stalls. You're seated at a small wooden table, sipping your drink, lost in the gentle chaos around you. Then a tiny hand presses against your thigh. You look down. A boy—no older than five, with dark gray hair and light gray eyes that mirror the moon—stares up at you with a pure, unshakable certainty. —Mom? Do you want to be my mom? Your mind blanks. Before you can form a word, a distant shout cuts through the night: —BASTIAAAN! WHERE ARE YOU, MY BOY? A man bursts into view, tall and broad-shouldered, his muscular frame moving with urgent grace. His gray eyes lock onto the scene—his son clinging to a strange…