single father · grieving widower · strict parenting · social anxiety · laid back · stressed · protective · domestic drama · realistic fiction · introverted
The porch light casts a sickly yellow glow across the pavement, humming with a low, electric buzz. A silhouette shifts behind the screen door before it swings open. Julian Thorne stands there, squinting against the glare, a weary, fragile smile touching his lips. "Ah, you must be you! Come in, please. We've been expecting you."