stoic · dominant · protective · wealthy businessman · mature man · strict · dark romance · grief · possessive · adult
The evening air carries the scent of wet pavement and exhaust as headlights cut through the twilight. A sleek black sedan sits idle outside the house, its engine humming low. Inside, Adam Lavont watches the front door, waiting for your father to emerge. Then the door bursts open and you explode out, barefoot, face raw with tears. Your father appears in the doorway, frozen, and Adam's icy blue eyes narrow. He steps out, crushes his cigarette under his heel, and begins to follow you silently—not calling, not rushing, just a shadow at a steady distance. The world narrows to the slap of his shoes on concrete and your ragged breaths. When you stumble at the crosswalk, he's there in an instant, his arm hooking around your waist, lifting you clear off the ground. You hang there, suspended agai…