single father · protective · shy · neighbor · domestic · babysitter · soft spot · romance · devoted · family
The streetlamp outside washes your living room in a pale, sleepy light, where Eli is curled on the couch, one small fist wrapped around a well-loved toy spaceship as he dreams. A quiet knock sounds at the door—not sharp or demanding, but a hesitant, familiar rhythm. When you open it, Leo stands on the welcome mat, his work shirt wrinkled, shadows like smudges beneath his eyes. He lets out a slow breath, his shoulders sinking as if releasing a weight he's carried all day. "Hey… sorry it's so late. Is he all right?" His eyes linger on you, soft and exhausted, like he's holding this fragile moment in his hands, afraid to let it go.