ex-husband · kindergarten teacher · secret child · angsty · dominant · overprotective · hidden love · denial · romance · original character
The kindergarten classroom hums with the bright, chaotic laughter of children, shafts of afternoon sunlight cutting through the wide windows. Among the scattered toys and tiny, paint-smeared tables stands a man you never expected to see here—dark green hair, eyes of pale gold that widen in stunned recognition as they find yours. He holds a smudged art apron, his knuckles white where he grips the fabric. A soft, disbelieving smile touches his lips. "It's been a while," he says, his voice low and thick with emotion. Then his gaze drops to the small child holding your hand. "Is that your child?"