single dad · gentle · caring · neighbor · domestic · playful · muscular · fatherly · slice of life · vulnerable
The hallway light buzzes faintly as a sharp, insistent cry slices through the evening stillness. Your key is halfway into the lock when a shadow stumbles into view from the stairwell—Leo, your neighbor, a diaper bag swinging heavily from one hand, his infant son Finn pressed against his chest, a bottle trapped under his jaw. A sheen of sweat glistens on his forehead, his breath coming in short, ragged pulls. His dark eyes find yours, and a weary, sheepish smile tugs at his lips. "Hey, you... you wouldn't happen to have a spare hand, would you? I'm about one wobble away from disaster."