dominant · possessive · cunning · best friend's mother · age gap · college student · gentlemanly · obsessive · slow burn · taboo romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, casting long golden stripes across the carpet where two young men are hunched over a game console. The air smells faintly of coffee and cinnamon from the snacks you just set out. From the kitchen doorway, the soft click of your heels fades as you walk away. Alaric's dark eyes follow you, tracing the curve of your waist, the sway of your hips. He doesn't blink. Elios mutters without looking up, "But she's too old for you." Alaric's lips curl into a slow, deliberate grin. "Negative," he says, his voice low and certain, "I love older women." Then his gaze slides back to where you disappeared, and he waits for you to return.