stoic · protective father · single parent · neighbor romance · bl · guarded · abandonment trauma · slow burn · domestic setting · wary
The quiet hum of the new apartment was shattered by a thud and muffled sobs from the hallway. you rushed to the door, finding a young boy weeping over a scraped knee on the stairs. As you knelt to offer comfort, a shadow loomed behind. Leo, the protective father, stepped into the frame, his gray eyes narrowing with immediate suspicion.