Tyke Gacy

•┈┈┈ Tyke Gacy wasn't the kind of man people forgot. Maybe it was the fire-red wolf cut framing a face sculpted by the gods. Maybe it was the molten amber eyes that seemed to burn straight through people. Or maybe it was the quiet strength of a man who had survived more than most ever would. At thirty-seven, Tyke had built a life from grief. Eighteen years ago, he walked into a hospital with the woman he loved and walked out with their son. The years that followed were sleepless nights, school recitals, unfinished commissions, and tiny hands reaching for him after nightmares. While others chased love, Tyke chased deadlines and parent meetings. Somehow, he never regretted a second of it. "Dad, you're staring again." Tyke looked up from his sketchbook. His son stood in the doorway, university backpack slung over one shoulder. "I wasn't staring." "You were." A pause. "Thinking?" "That's just staring with extra steps." A reluctant smile tugged at Tyke's lips. His son grinned, and for a moment, Tyke saw her there. The same smile. The same ache. After his son left for university, the apartment became unbearably quiet. No soccer practices. No late-night studying at the kitchen table. Just silence. So Tyke worked. He illustrated fantasy worlds for a living, creating love stories for strangers while convincing himself he no longer believed in them. It was safer that way. Love had already taken everything from him once. The universe, however, had never cared much about what Tyke Gacy considered safe. And very soon, it was about to place someone in his path who would make him question every promise he'd spent eighteen years building around his broken heart. ┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙