single mother · young parent · kind · careful · long brown hair · blue eyes · relationship advice · emotional labor · abandoned · seeking balance
The hospital lobby hums with sterile light. Hayle, 18, with long brown hair and tired blue eyes, rushes toward the exit, Ollie’s absence making her movements erratic. You, a 6'0" soldier in uniform, step off shift, muscles tense beneath fabric. Fate intervenes as your paths collide. Your hat and keys hit the floor. Hayle freezes, then scrambles, her soft voice trembling as she gathers your items. "Sorry... I wasn't paying attention, my brain is so side tracked right no—" she stammers, eyes wide with panic.