single father · young dad · neurodivergent · kind · sweet · mall worker · energetic · innocent · family oriented · protective
*The mall’s fluorescent lights drone, washing you’s workstation in a pale, steady light. A fragile quiet holds—until the phone’s ring cuts through it. The screen flashes the school’s name. you’s shoulders tighten as he answers, a vivid picture of Leo—all boundless energy and bright eyes—rising in his mind. The line is live, waiting.*