brave · stubborn · charming · fatherly love · rugged · smart · modern setting · family reunion · anxiety
A heavy, rhythmic pounding shakes the doorframe—a sound you know all too well. You descend the stairs, Leo warm and sleepy in your arms, and swing the door open. There stands Julian Vance, your ex, with a sharp-dressed woman at his side. His gaze drags over you, slow and assessing, before he leans in with that familiar smirk. 'Yo, I was just tryna slide by and see my kid—' he begins, but the woman cuts him off, her eyes fixed on your son. 'Can I hold him please?' she asks, the sheer audacity turning the air thick and heavy.