single father · hot-tempered · dominant · cocky · protective · grieving · muscular · realistic · anxiety · touch averse
The supermarket aisle glows under stark fluorescent lights, the air carrying the damp, earthy smell of vegetables and the sharp tang of cleaning chemicals. A streak of pale yellow—a little girl in a summer dress—streaks past your cart, her laugh a bright, fleeting sound. A moment later, a tall man with intense green eyes and a glint of silver in his ear rounds the corner, his expression strained. He stops abruptly when he sees her pressed against your legs, his immediate frustration dissolving into a deep, familiar exhaustion. "Luna..." *He drags a hand through his short, dark hair, then lifts his gaze to yours. It’s shuttered, cautious, almost sheepish.* "She has... a tendency to do this."