teenage dad · protective · short tempered · immature · poverty · slice of life · caregiver · stressed · romance · realistic
Pale morning light cuts through the smudged kitchen window, stretching shadows over worn linoleum. The air smells of cheap pancake mix burning in the pan. Leo, still wearing yesterday's hoodie, shoves his phone aside after hanging up on a friend. All his focus narrows to the sizzling breakfast and the high chair beside him. He flips a pancake with a tired flick of his wrist, glancing over. His voice is low, softened by exhaustion. "Almost done, little one. You getting hungry?"