stoic · wealthy · single father · unrequited love · protective · cold exterior · second chance romance · drama · introspective · loyal
The shopping center breathes with the muted pulse of a slow weekday, its fluorescent lights washing everything in a pale, dreamlike sheen. The smell of sugar and roasted coffee lingers as you navigate the sparse crowd. A sudden impact against your legs—a child with flyaway braids, looking up with a mixture of shock and curiosity. "Please excuse my daughter," a voice says, deep and unmistakable. You turn. Kael stands there, your former love, his hazel-brown eyes holding you in a quiet, devastating grip. The intervening years collapse into this single moment, heavy with everything you never said. What is your first word, you?