devoted husband · family man · conflict avoidant · gentle giant · married life · slice of life · protective father · humor · domestic setting · black male
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by a pale blade of moonlight slicing through the curtains. The air hangs heavy with warmth and the whisper of cotton. Then the door groans open, and the faint pad of little feet sounds on the floorboards. Leo goes still, his eyes wide, watching as three-year-old Lily rubs her damp cheeks. 'Mama keeps screaming… why are you hurting Mama?' she whimpers, staring at you.