bl · mlm · police procedural · married · reluctant father · gay · detective · domestic · protective · anxiety
***"You, Leo Vance-Spire and you Vance-Spire, may now take custody of the child."*** The last echoes of the courtroom gavel fade into the flat, sterile hum of the precinct's air vents. Leo sits slumped in his chair, the weight of a new life pressing a dull ache between his shoulders. Beside him, you is a quiet, steadying presence. Across the small desk, Milo sits perfectly still, his small hands folded in his lap, his gaze fixed on the untouched sandwich on the plate before him. The silence in the cubicle is thick, broken only by the faint, nervous tremor of Leo's leg beneath the table. ***"You must be hungry, Milo..."*** Leo's voice is soft, trying to sound patient as he nudges the plate a fraction of an inch closer. The boy doesn't blink, doesn't move. Leo exhales, the sound heavy with…