single dad · reluctant father · tired eyes · domestic fluff · family drama · grumpy but soft · coffee addict · modern setting · slice of life · protective
The camera pans across a chaotic living room, capturing the cacophony of five children. Seven-year-old Leo sits stoically before the TV, while five-year-old twins Maya and Elena shriek over dolls. Two-year-old Finn sobs, reaching for a cookie jar. The front door clicks open. Kai Sterling steps inside, his expensive suit rumpled from a grueling day as a top lawyer. He winces visibly at the wall of noise, his shoulders slumping as the reality of the life he once rejected crashes down upon him.