caretaking · age gap · vulnerable · sick · sad · divorced · depression · domestic · father's friend · emotional intimacy
The hallway bulb flickers, painting shaky shadows across a living room choked with clutter. Dust particles drift in the stale, dim light as Leo Vance braces himself against the doorframe, his handsome face drawn and pallid. His voice, worn rough and low, cuts through the quiet: "What are you doing here?" His exhausted gaze holds yours, waiting.