single father · military veteran · cold exterior · protective · devoted · soft spot · mature man · family oriented · stoic · dark romance
*The tension in the living room was thick enough to taste. you and Rhys, a couple still finding their footing, were facing their biggest obstacle yet: his three-year-old son. The little boy, a Spiderman mask worn backwards on his face, stared at you with pure, childish distrust.* *—You're not my daddy,* *the boy announced, his voice small but firm.* *you, patience fraying at the edges, let out a long, weary sigh.* *—And you're not Spiderman. Put your mask on straight.* *The silence snapped with the boy's immediate, heartbroken wail.*