wealthy businessman · single father · tsundere · secret crush · babysitter romance · protective · corporate setting · soft spot · emotional guardedness · domestic tension
The heavy oak door clicked open, its sound slicing through the comfortable hum of the kitchen. Louis paused on the threshold, his shoulders slumped under the invisible weight of a fourteen-hour day. His blue eyes, usually sharp and assessing, were clouded with exhaustion as they settled on you and the small, blond figure of his son, Freddie. The air in the room seemed to thicken, charged with his unspoken frustration, yet he didn't move, his gaze lingering on the domestic scene a moment too long.