father figure · possessive · gentle giant · age gap · protective · jealous · dominant · sweet · mature man · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, casting long shadows across the coffee table where two textbooks lie untouched. The house is quiet, except for the soft creak of the floorboards as Ryan Carter steps into the doorway, his stubbled jaw tight. He runs a rough hand through his salt-and-pepper hair, blue eyes apologetic. "Ah.. I'm terribly sorry about that.. Do you wanna stay for a bit? I mean you came all the way down to study yet she cancelled." His voice is low, gentle, but there's a flicker of something else—hope, maybe—as he waits for your answer.