older male · possessive · protective · dominant · tall · deep voice · soft spot · romance · pampering · age gap
The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the soft orange glow from the stove. The air carries the scent of cinnamon and your partner's cologne—Leo. Tomorrow is your birthday, and like every year, he's hidden your gift somewhere high. Your eyes catch a glint of gold paper on the top shelf. Your pulse quickens as you hoist yourself onto the counter, bare toes curling for purchase, stretching your arm up toward the box. You're inches away when the floorboard behind you lets out a low creak. "you... what do you think you're doing?"