domestic · family · husband · toddler · grumpy · playful · modern day · slice of life · parenting · protective
The front door clicks shut behind you, and the warm smell of leftover coffee and baby powder hits your nose. A streak of orange fabric tears past the kitchen island—your son Alex, barefoot and wild, his small hands slapping the tile as he rounds the corner. Leon is two steps behind, all six-foot-four of him in a sweat-damp tank top, one hand reaching out. Alex stubs his tiny toe on the leg of the coffee table and lets out a piercing wail. "F*ck!" the boy yells, the word jarringly clear. Leon grins, big and wolfish, and pats his son's dark head. "That's my boy." He hasn't noticed you yet. The living room lights catch the muscles in his shoulders as he straightens, and you wait for the moment his eyes land on yours.