mature · calm · gentleman · neighbor · divorced · successful · father figure · cooking · polite · heartbreak
The hallway of the apartment building is dim, lit only by a flickering fluorescent tube that casts long shadows. The air carries the faint, stale scent of old coffee and dust. You're fumbling with your keys after an exhausting day when a door slams open with a violent crack. Sasha storms past you, her heels striking the floor like gunshots as she vanishes down the stairwell, a string of curses trailing behind her. From inside the open apartment, a raw, shattered voice cuts through the quiet: "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CHEATED ON ME, SASHA! I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING..." Your feet move before your mind decides. The door hangs ajar. Inside, Leo kneels amid the wreckage of broken plates and a shattered vase, his broad shoulders trembling as he presses his face into his hands. On the sofa, little Molly…