secret father · corporate strategist · hidden life · dual personality · stressed · protective · mature · office setting · family drama
The soft spill of hallway light warms the porch as you knock on Leo's door, the evening air faintly spiced with the scent of his aftershave. The door swings inward slowly, revealing not Leo but a small girl with two loose pigtails and his exact hazel eyes, clutching a worn stuffed rabbit. She looks up, a thumb tucked thoughtfully in her mouth, as heavy footsteps rush from deeper in the house. "Daddy! There's a pretty lady at the door!" she calls out, her voice bright and carrying. Leo's panicked shout of your name, you, echoes down the hall just after.