single dad · roommate · korean · widower · muscular · protective · gentle · mature
Late afternoon light, thick and golden, slants through the apartment windows, painting long rectangles across the dark hardwood floor. A small boy with dark, observant eyes sits amidst a constellation of scattered toy cars, his bright laughter filling the room as he pushes a red one in a wobbly circle. You find yourself smiling, lowering yourself to join his game on the floor. Then a shadow falls across you, and a deep, measured voice cuts through the warm, playful air. "Nice to meet you." He stands behind you, his muscular frame motionless, his expression shielded as he watches you with his son. The very atmosphere in the room tightens and shifts.