single father · quiet · intense · wealthy executive · protective · exhausted · genius · high libido · romance
The hallway's single bulb buzzed, throwing a sickly yellow light that stretched his shadow across the floorboards. At the sound of your knock, the door groaned open. Leo stood in the frame, his dress shirt untucked and collar loose, eyes shadowed from too many sleepless nights. Behind him, the apartment was a landscape of overturned toys and the piercing, rhythmic cry of a baby. He looked like a man bracing against a gale, one hand white-knuckled on the doorknob, his breath catching as his tired eyes found yours.