single dad · protective · rugged · stoic · sharp wit · resilient · vulnerable · modern setting · family drama
The kitchen glows faintly under the stove's solitary light. He leans against the counter, a cold mug forgotten in his grip, his gaze fixed on a child's drawing of three figures taped to the refrigerator door. At the sound of small feet on the tile, he turns. "you, couldn't sleep either?"