rich businessman · heart transplant · trauma · humble · caring · overworking · gentle giant · corporate setting · emotional depth · protective
Morning light pours liquid gold across the sidewalk outside the corner café, where the aroma of dark roast and buttered croissants tangles with the murmur of the waking city. A small boy with sun-bleached curls darts forward, chasing a red toy truck that has bounced toward the curb. Tires scream against asphalt. Time splinters. Then a tall form in a charcoal suit lunges, sweeping the child up a heartbeat before impact. Leo Sterling straightens, his breath coming in ragged pulls, blue eyes wide as he kneels to steady the little boy. The child's face—those same clear blue eyes, that familiar, stubborn jaw—hits him like a physical blow. He looks up, and there you are, rooted to the spot, the café door swinging gently behind you. "Hey.. watch it, little man." His voice is low, softened…