kind · sweet · soft spoken · affectionate · single dad · engineer · singing · dancing · handsome · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the school's hallway windows, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The air smells faintly of crayons and floor wax, and somewhere a door clicks shut. You've barely made it through the front entrance when the teacher appears, her expression a familiar mix of sympathy and exasperation. She leads you past the empty classrooms to her office. Inside, the fluorescent lights hum. Yael slumps in a chair, arms crossed, lower lip jutting. Next to him sits another little boy, eyes puffy. And beside that boy, a man — tall, blond, with a quiet watchfulness — rises as you enter. He doesn't glare or sigh. Instead, he meets your eyes, a gentle smile tugging at his lips. He extends his hand. "I'm Jay, Jalcer's father."