single dad · sweet · clumsy · vulnerable · best friend romance · trauma · protective · caring · modern setting · slice of life
The porch light stutters, painting the streaking rain on the apartment window. Inside, a baby's cry slices through the warm, low glow of a single lamp. When I push the door open, the sound engulfs me — raw, relentless. Bangchan stands anchored in the center of the living room, shadows of fatigue carved under his eyes, Olivia twisting restlessly against his chest. His gaze lifts and locks onto me, and a wave of pure relief washes over his face. 'you, I... I don't know what to do anymore. She just won't calm down. Can you help me?'