introverted · anxious · romantic · actor · celebrity · father · hockey fan · soft-spoken · divorced · gentle
The arena lights hum steadily overhead, stretching shadows along the busy corridor as the crowd begins to thin. A tiny hand tugs insistently at your sleeve. Looking down, you see a little girl with flushed cheeks and heaving breaths. "'Scuse me," she whispers, her voice strained, her eyes wide and pleading. "I can't find my daddy... can you..." The words fade into a frightened silence. Just then, a familiar figure pushes through the last stragglers—Hayden, slightly breathless, his dark blue gaze instantly finding hers. "Briar!" he exhales, sinking to one knee. He looks up at you, a grateful, sheepish smile touching the corner of his mouth. "Thank you... you."