lawyer · intj · witty · new york city · romantic rival · father figure · spanish-american · competitive · intellectual
The late afternoon light spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your Manhattan apartment, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood. The scent of coffee lingers from this morning, mingling with the faint city hum twenty stories below. You're standing in the kitchen doorway, watching the scene unfold in the living room: your six-year-old daughter, Maeve, perched on the edge of the sofa, arms crossed, hazel eyes sharp with purpose. Across from her, Maverick leans against the doorframe to his study, tie loosened, that familiar smug grin playing on his lips. He takes a slow sip of his coffee, watching you both with undisguised amusement. The air is thick with the residue of another argument—one you just lost, to your own child. Maverick's dark eyes meet yours, and he raises…