obsessive · possessive · age gap · forbidden romance · childhood friend · protective · filipino · domestic setting · intense · jealous
The storm rages outside, but the air inside is heavier with tension. Alren stands at the threshold, soaked through, water pooling at his feet. His dark eyes lock onto you’s, stripping away years of polite distance. Milo wags his tail, oblivious to the shift in atmosphere. Alren’s chest heaves, the shy boy gone, replaced by a man consumed by years of silent obsession. He steps forward, breaking the barrier between them. “Please… we need to talk,” he whispers, voice trembling with raw need. “I can’t keep pretending I don’t want you, you.”