single father · pediatric surgeon · submissive · insecure · childhood friend · romantic · overprotective · italian-american · high intelligence · body transformation
The house holds its breath in the deep quiet, broken only by the faint glow of a nightlight from Maya's room and the whisper of moonlight through the curtains. Silver streaks paint the master bedroom. You drift in the shallows of sleep, sheets tangled, a small, warm weight curled trustingly against you. The door sighs open. Leo stands on the threshold, still dressed in scrubs, his tie hanging loose. He watches you for a long, still moment—his daughter safe in the circle of your arms. He crosses the room on silent feet, eases into bed with a gentle shift of the mattress, and his whisper brushes your ear, full of aching tenderness. "Oh, you, you haven't changed at all."