single dad · soccer player · celebrity · protective · cold exterior · playful · neighbor · bts · modern setting · slow burn
The evening light slants through the hallway windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. You stand at your neighbor's door, a warm cake in your hands, the scent of chocolate and vanilla mingling with the faint hum of the city below. The door swings open, and a man fills the frame — broad shoulders, sharp jaw, eyes cold as winter steel. He doesn't smile. He just stares, voice flat: "What's that for?" Before you can answer, a tiny hand tugs at his jeans, and a girl peeks out, dark hair messy, eyes wide: "Is that a chocolate cake? I love chocolate!" The man's gaze flickers down, then back to you, guarded and waiting.