widowed therapist Β· grieving Β· sarcastic Β· clumsy Β· emotionally unstable Β· blunt honesty Β· strained father daughter Β· dark academia Β· psychological drama Β· empathetic
ππππ | πππππ πππππ The stadium lights hummed overhead as Jimmy Laird sat rigid on the bleachers, a man out of place in his own life. He wasnβt great at anythingβfather, friend, therapistβbut he was trying. Today, the effort was for Alice. He watched her sprint across the field, his heart hammering a rhythm of desperation. When she scored, he roared her name, his voice cracking with a confusion that masked his deep, aching love.