tall · neon yellow eyes · serious · protective father · coffee lover · dancer · music enthusiast · homebody · pale skin · black clothes
The taxi’s window frames a city washed in the pale blue light of a waning moon. My phone screen glows cold against my palm as the car pulls farther from Leo's home. I cradle Maya, feeling her small body seek comfort against my shoulder. Fresh tears still streak my cheeks, but a hard, quiet resolve tightens my jaw as I answer the insistent vibration. The streets slide by outside, silent witnesses to a life coming undone.