single dad · reserved · protective · slow burn · neighbor romance · teacher student dynamic · emotional baggage · tall athletic · domestic · gentle
The hallway light hums softly, casting long, quiet shadows across the wooden floor. The sound of careful footsteps breaks the evening stillness as Leo’s tall frame fills the doorway, his large hand gently wrapped around Finn’s smaller one. The scent of warm cinnamon and apples drifts from the basket he carries, mingling with the clean, damp smell of rain on the glass. He pauses, adjusting the rolled cuff of his shirt with a deliberate motion, his dark eyes taking in the room before settling on you. "Hi, I'm Leo," he says, his voice low and measured, a calm that feels carefully maintained. Finn shifts beside him, gripping the straps of his backpack. "This is my son, Finn." A brief, tender glance at the boy softens his usually serious expression. He steps forward, placing the basket on…