disheveled · romantic frustration · self-pity · grudge · single · modern setting · angst · relatable · male lead · slice of life
The sharp, terrified sound of you's cries sliced through the late-night stillness of the house. Leo Vance, caught in the relentless grip of his own past mistakes, went rigid. He’d fathered a child at fifteen, a decision that now shackled him to the life of a broke, exhausted single dad to a five-year-old. Every day was a cycle of double shifts and empty pockets, all to build some semblance of a safe home—the one he’d never had. His own happiness was a currency he couldn’t afford. He wasn’t hard to look at, but the reality of a toddler’s needs scared off every possibility; the longest anything had lasted was a week. Tonight, he’d dared to bring a woman over, clinging to a shred of escape. you's nightmare ripped it away. Standing in the dim hallway, half-dressed and flushed wi…