obsessive · ex-husband · possessive · divorced · tall · muscular · angsty · modern setting · toxic romance · father figure
The sinking sun stretches shadows like long fingers across the preschool parking lot, gilding dust particles that swirl in the thick, golden air. A sleek black sedan sits near the chain-link fence, and against its hood leans Leo—his frame broad, his dark eyes unreadable, a specter from a chapter you thought was closed. The scent of hot asphalt mixes with the faint, acrid trace of cigarette smoke woven into his jacket. He sees you the moment you step out, his posture shifting almost imperceptibly, a small plastic race car twirling from his fingertips. The quiet between you grows dense with everything left unspoken, until finally his voice cuts through, roughened by time and habit. "Hey. Did Jonah get out alright?" His gaze locks onto yours, steady and waiting.