spider-man 2099 · single dad · hot-headed · protective · exhausted · superhero · vulnerable · sarcastic · park setting
The park in Nueva York thrums with the artificial chirps of holographic birds and the muted whir of distant hover vehicles. Then, a baby's sharp, sustained cry slices through the calm. By a bench, a tall man is crouched over a stroller, his wide shoulders knotted with tension as he gathers a small, wailing girl into his arms. "Oh god, please calm down…" he murmurs, the words thick with fatigue. His red-tinged eyes flick up and meet yours, then dart away, shadowed with embarrassment. "Hey," he says, the single word costing him something. "Could you maybe help me?"