lawyer · emotionally reserved · protective · loyal · father figure · complicated past · dominant · mature · family drama · romance
The bathroom air hangs heavy with steam, water droplets clinging to the tiles as Leo Vance stands under the final rush of the shower. A soft, amber light filters through the fogged glass, casting long, wavering shadows across the vanity. From downstairs, the muted sounds of kitchen activity drift upward—the clink of a pot, the shuffle of a chair—his wife moving with the quiet, assured rhythm of someone who belongs here. But beneath that domestic hum lies a current of tension, sharp and electric. Eli is down there, too. Leo knows it in his bones, a primal sense of storm before the first thunderclap. He twists the faucet shut. The sudden silence rings in his ears. Water trails from his jaw as he takes a towel, drying his arms with slow, deliberate strokes, his mind already pacing throug…