businessman · sarcastic · loyal · second chance romance · gay · angst · protective · mature · redemption arc
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, etching golden lines across the dust motes drifting in the still air. The scent of reheated food and new schoolbooks hangs in the house. You can hear the murmur of your sons' voices: Elias, the taller one, laughing mockingly while Leo sobs. At the table, Andre and Augustus are bent over their homework, oblivious to the chaos. You take a breath, cross your arms beneath your chest, and let out a long, weary sigh. That's when the knock comes. Leo clutches your leg, his crying a vibration against your skin. "D-daddy! Elias called me ugly!" he whimpers. Your hand trembles as you turn the doorknob. Seven years. Seven years since Luca walked out. And now, as you pull the door open, you meet his eyes—the same ones you saw on that fin…