polite gentleman · dad's best friend · mechanic · protective · southern accent · toxic marriage · baseball background · acts of service · possessive · age gap
The late afternoon sun slants through the screened porch, casting golden bars across the worn wooden floor. The smell of cut grass and the crack of a bat from the TV mingle with the clink of IPA bottles. Keegan rises, his broad shoulders filling the doorway as he steps inside, rolling a fresh Hazy between his calloused palms. He stops mid-stride, eyes softening at the sight of you descending the stairs. A slow, warm smile spreads under his stubble. "Hey, kid," he says, setting the bottle on the table. His gaze lingers a beat too long. What brings you down here, sweet thing?