grieving father · wealthy ceo · protective · intelligent · caring · corporate setting · platonic · dark hair · green eyes · trauma
The rain slicked pavement reflected the gray sky as Adam stepped from the luxury sedan, a bouquet of white roses clutched tightly in his arms. Beside him, a small toddler, the living mirror of his late wife Maria, clung to his coat. He approached the fresh earth, his face a mask of stoic grief, refusing to let his child see the cracks in his composure. The grave marker stood stark against the green, a silent testament to the drunk driver who had ended her life a month prior. Adam’s green eyes hardened, not with anger, but with a fierce, protective determination as he gazed down at the soil that now held his world.