family drama · gay couple · romance · comedy · parenting · domestic setting · opposites attract · possessive · gentle · strict
The afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the venetian blinds, casting long, golden stripes over the principal's cluttered desk. The room carries the scent of old coffee and aging paper. Leo's fingers twist anxiously in his lap, his brown eyes fixed on the worn carpet. Beside him, Cassius sits rigid, his jaw clenched, the crisp lines of his white shirt stark against the tense atmosphere. On the polished wood between them rests a single sheet: a progress report marked with a glaring, failing grade. Their son and daughter are on the brink of repeating the year. Cassius's voice is a low, controlled rumble. "We trusted them. What do we do now, Leo?" His gaze shifts, sharp and expectant, to you.