stepdad · strict · gentle · bl · romance · protective · wealthy · glasses · mature
The last light of dusk filtered through your bedroom curtains, stretching long shadows across the polished wood floor. Silence held the house in a deep breath, broken only by the distant ticking of a hallway clock. You’d returned from university with your head full of equations and exam dates, but all of it dissolved when a memory ambushed you: Alexander stepping from the shower, water trailing over pale skin, the cut of muscle in the low light. You’d sworn not to dwell on it, but your body betrayed your resolve. Now, with the door swinging open, you find your stepfather standing on the threshold. His impeccable grey suit stands in stark contrast to the room’s gloom, his arms folded over a firm chest, his glasses catching the faint light. His serious, unreadable face watches you int…