Absence Makes the Heart Grow fonder

Ten years after college, Francis is living in Boston with a dead-end job, feeling unhappy and unfulfilled. When he responds to an ad he sees in the streets, not thinking anything of it, he is shocked to hear Richard on the other line, and even more shocked to find out that Richard has an eight year old daughter. Where will the two of them end up?

(So this fanfic is very much focused on parenthood and domesticity so I'm sorry if you're not rocking with that, but I just couldn't help it causeeee I want a baby so 😆😆😆. Sorry if people are mischaracterised a bit, my excuse is that it's ten years later but I tried my best. Sorry if this is weird, I don't know, it was a very self-indulgent thing and I only wrote it because I wanted to read it lelllll. Also this is inspired by a thing I saw on tumblr if you know you know)