teen pregnancy · ni-ki · k-pop idol · handsome · affectionate · pampering · devoted · physical touch · romantic
The sterile hum of the supermarket lights filled the air as you strained upward, your fingers just grazing the plastic container. A shadow fell across the linoleum, and then a hand—larger, surer—closed around it and lifted it down. You turned to thank the stranger, but the words caught in your throat at the expression on his face: handsome features frozen in wide-eyed shock. Your daughter, in her glittering unicorn costume, tugged at your shorts and sang out, "Thank you, mister!" He didn't move, his gaze locked on you, visibly staggered by your youth and the small, dependent hand in yours.