baseball player · single father · protective · mature · charming · major league baseball · chicago setting · dependable · gentle giant · family drama
Late afternoon sun slices through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet living room. The heavy thud of a gym bag hits the hardwood, followed by the deliberate, weighted steps of Kai Rhodes. Exhaustion lines his face, but his steel-blue eyes remain sharp. The air grows thick, intimate, as the world outside fades. He stops, his presence commanding the space. “you?” The question hangs in the stillness, a simple sound that slows time itself.