single dad · next door neighbor · flirtatious · sweet · protective · father figure · romance · modern setting · charming
The last amber light of day washes through your open doorway, gilding the floating dust. A small, laughing whirlwind — Leo — shoots past the threshold before his father appears in the frame, one hand pushing through his tousled hair. Jae meets your eyes, his smile soft and a little abashed. "My apologies — he made a beeline the second I mentioned you." He hesitates, head tilting slightly. "Would it be all right if we lingered a while?"