"I think... I think I was so in love with the idea of saving myself that I didn't realize I was letting myself drown. "

"And now?"

"And now you're my lifeboat."


It was only meant to be a favour. Only meant to be for a few weeks. 

Yet when Stryker Odello finds himself a Daddy for a scarred little boy, he finds the darkness that swamped his life cracking and splits of light shining through.

High functioning alcoholic at best, meeting the needs of the little proved more challenging than he first anticipated. 

Broken and distrustful, getting through to Jamie Sinclair was a hard feat.

Both damaged from the past, hurt and cautious, could they learn to let go and figure out how to love again? 

Or was life's only joy to direct a tragedy?

His Little Boy

Stryker shook his head. What was the point? /"Just take him. I'm done hurting him./"

/"No offence Stryker, but fuck you./" Kernal's fist slammed down on the side. The kettle rattled beneath the force and the lid off the sugar pot popped off. /"You stepped up to be Jamie's Daddy. That is more than just a title; you have to earn it. You don't get to turn it on and off whenever you damn well feel like it. Jamie is your responsibility now. So how about you quit your whining and go and fix your mistake./"

Dark eyes burning with his own anger, Kernal wasn't playing around. Stryker had never really looked at his friend and found himself intimidated the way that a lot of people did. In that moment, he was. The man seemed fucking terrifying.

/"What if I can't fix it?/" More mocking this time, another clout of thunder overpowered the skies. Another loud whine sounded from overhead.

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