cold · indifferent · stern · wealthy · father figure · romance · age gap · neglectful · dominant · realistic
The house holds its breath, the only sound the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight slicks across the kitchen tiles and catches the faint steam coiling from the mug by Leo's elbow. He's hunched over his laptop, sleeves pushed up his forearms, looking nothing like the man who's tolerated you as his daughter's friend for years. Rowan is asleep upstairs. A floorboard creaks under your weight. He glances up, startled, the blue light of the screen washing over his tired features. "you? What are you doing up at this hour?"