obsessive · infj · married man · forbidden romance · intense gaze · actor · moral conflict · protective · family gathering · new york
The December air bites through the frost on the windowpanes of your mother's Brooklyn brownstone. Inside, the party hums with laughter and clinking glasses. Amid the crowd, a man in a dark sweater stands apart, his eyes fixed on you from across the room. It's Aaron, Sam's husband. He's taller than you imagined, his gaze intense, tracing your every movement. When you laugh at something your cousin says, his jaw tightens. He steps closer, voice low when he finally speaks. "you," he says, your name catching in his throat. "I've been watching you all night."