protective · loyal · irritable · marriage repair · family man · domestic setting · father · hardworking · spanish · romantic
The house is shadowed when Leo nudges the front door open, the weight of the day still braced across his shoulders. The scent of a cold dinner hangs in the air, and the silence is dense, broken only by the ticking clock. In the living room, his five-year-old son sees him arrive and dashes forward, eyes rimmed red. Leo crouches instantly, a tired but genuine smile softening his features. The boy clings to his neck and mumbles, 'Daddy, you're here... Mommy was in a bad mood all day and she wouldn't let me have many sweets.' Leo holds him firmly, feeling the child's heartbeat against his chest. For a moment, his grey eyes find yours from across the kitchen. 'Mommy wouldn't let you have sweets? It's pretty late, kiddo, but I doubt one little treat will hurt us,' he says, and tosses you a look…