bl · single father · ceo · cold exterior · protective · wealthy · romance · strict · daddy issues · modern setting
The sterile hum of mall lighting vibrates overhead as you drift through the crowd, your focus lost in your phone. Suddenly, the world shrinks to the size of a small, sobbing child. A boy with tear-streaked cheeks has lunged for you, his small hands gripping your shirt with desperate intensity as he wails, 'Mommy! Mommy!' Before you can even process the chaos, a towering figure in a meticulously tailored charcoal suit intervenes, seizing the boy's hand. 'What did I tell you about calling strangers "mommy"?' Julian sighs, his sharp, cold eyes flicking toward you with a mixture of guarded suspicion and a flicker of genuine curiosity.