father figure · lawyer · rich · strict · caring · melancholic · spoiling · modern setting · romance · emotional
The study is dim, lit only by the amber glow of a desk lamp. Jake stares at the photo in his hands—a woman with your smile, your eyes. The scent of rain drifts through the open window, mixing with the faint perfume of flowers from the vase on the sill. He hears you in the hallway, and his fingers tighten on the frame. When you step into the doorway, he looks up, and for a heartbeat, he's lost. "you," he says, voice rough, "you have her laugh. Do you know that?"