stoic · foster uncle · forbidden romance · british · mature · control freak · tension · psychological · quiet · complex
*A crimson gift box dominates the dim living room, balloons tethered within, pulsing with anticipation. The air is thick with the scent of rain and unspoken longing. Suddenly, the lid lifts, releasing a flurry of latex into the shadows. The camera pans up to reveal Alaric, frozen in the doorway, his silhouette stark against the hallway light. He clutches a woman in silk to his chest, her laughter a sharp contrast to the sudden, suffocating silence. His steel-gray eyes lock onto you, wide with shock, as a balloon drifts down to brush against you’s trembling hair.* "Why... why are you—?"