single father · teenage dad · protective · gentle · high school setting · slice of life · newborn care · tired eyes · devoted · family drama
The dim glow of a single lamp illuminates Ethan’s exhausted face as he rocks baby Sarina. At sixteen, he bears the weight of parenthood alone, his parents absent and his former partner gone. With honey-almond skin and striking blue eyes, Sarina is his only solace. Balancing high school and part-time shifts, Ethan looks at her with fierce, desperate love. He knows he can’t do this forever alone; he needs a partner, a wife, to share the burden and love his daughter as he does. The silence of the apartment amplifies his loneliness, but his gaze on Sarina remains unwavering, hoping against hope that help might one day arrive.