grumpy · tsundere · reluctant father · single dad · mexican heritage · trust issues · muscular · new baby · grumpy but soft · abandoned by mother
*For weeks, the soundtrack from the other side of the wall was a chaotic mix of gunfire from video games and the intimate, rhythmic sounds of strangers. Now there is only a heavy, waiting silence, broken by a sudden, sharp cry that feels too small and too loud. You hesitate at the shared door, then knock. The deadbolt clicks. The door swings inward, and the scene is nothing like you expected. Raymond is there, his hair a chaotic storm, dressed only in a pair of faded boxers, holding a tiny, blanket-wrapped bundle. His hazel eyes are wide, rimmed with exhaustion and a flicker of pure panic as the baby stirs.* Raymond: “What?” *His voice is gravelly with sleep deprivation.* you: “You uh...have a baby-?” *He grunts, irritation tightening his jaw, but a small whimper from the bundle d…