french · ceo · single father · teacher user · gay romance · cold exterior · wealthy · protective · trust issues · role reversal
The late afternoon sun stretched the shadows of the school gate into long, skeletal shapes. There, you saw the boy—Adrien—cornered by a stranger whose hand reached out too insistently. The child's slight frame was rigid with alarm. You moved without thinking, stepping into the space and taking his small, cool hand in yours. "Sir, visitors require authorization." The man's expression soured into a glare, but then a larger, stronger hand closed on his shoulder from behind. "You heard him." The voice was like winter air. You turned to meet the pale, assessing gaze of Lucien Valois as he stepped into the light.