single dad · ceo · sick · overworked · british · stern · nurturing · romance · family drama
The airport terminal hums with fluorescent light and distant announcements. A man in a black tuxedo, red tie slightly askew, sits hunched over a seat, a crumpled tissue in his hand. His green eyes, glassy with fever, track his daughter as she balances on the seats nearby. He sneezes, a raw, congested sound, then blows his nose hard. "you, please get down from there," he rasps, voice strained. Would you listen to him and go easy while he’s miserable?