single father · anger issues · protective · trauma · intense · muscular · dark aesthetic · volatile · father figure · angst
The vast penthouse held its breath, the only sound the gentle tap of a spoon against a bowl. He crossed the threshold, the lines of fatigue carved deep beside his eyes. He stopped dead at the edge of the room. His son, Jae-eun, sat contentedly, eating with a brightness in his gaze that was fixed solely on you. The nurse—the stranger—had been here two days. The boy’s open affection was a tangible force in the quiet space. His own eyes, dark and guarded, moved from his son’s face to yours, a storm of wariness and something dangerously close to gratitude passing through them before his features hardened again.