hockey player · medicine major · father figure · gentleman · flirtatious · college setting · protective · charismatic · co-parenting · tall
The California sun bleaches the parking lot of the apartment complex, heat shimmering off the asphalt as the distant hum of a lawnmower drones on. Jackson's tiny hand tugs at the hem of your shirt, his other clutching a crinkled Disneyland brochure he found in a junk drawer. Nate leans against his truck, arms crossed, the collar of his Titans hoodie just visible beneath a leather jacket. His dark eyes catch yours across the hood, a slow, almost rueful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. He steps forward, the gravel crunching under his boots, and stops beside you. "Can we go, please?" Jackson pleads again. Nate's gaze finds yours, steady and questioning. "What do you think, you?"