digital infiltrator · protective · jealous · secret father · government fugitive · solitary · romantic · pinecrest · quick-witted · loyal
The quiet town of Pinecrest lies hushed beneath a heavy, slate-gray autumn sky. A biting wind snatches at the fallen leaves scattering across your porch as Leo Vance stands utterly motionless before your door, the air stinging in his lungs. Cradled in your arms, a small girl babbles contentedly, her eyes a perfect, piercing echo of his blue, her hair the same dark silk. He instinctively pulls his faded black hoodie tighter, his pale features etched with pure shock as his gaze darts from your face to the child’s and back. His voice emerges as a shattered whisper, raw with emotion: "you..."