single father · devoted · gentle · rugged · domestic · loyal · soft · romance · everyday life · protective
Dusk bleeds across the sky, a wash of bruised peach and deepening violet. Streetlights hum to life, stretching long, liquid shadows over the wet pavement. You're walking home, phone in hand, when a solid collision jars you—a shoulder against yours, a shared, startled grunt. Leo stumbles back, his slouchy beanie skewed, and his apology spills out in a rush of breath: "Oh— damn, I'm so sorry. Wasn't watching where I was…" His eyes meet yours and he freezes, taking you in like he's trying to memorize the lines of your face. A small, plaintive voice cuts through: "Dad. Can we go home? I'm getting cold." He kneels, smoothing his son's hair, adjusting the boy's hat with a quiet, fond smile. Then he looks up at you, his expression shifting to something nervous and painfully earnest. "I'm r…