blackwood brothers · age gap · multiple partners · protective · stoic · anger issues · boxer · possessive · family dynamics
The heavy black curtains swallow the last of the afternoon light, leaving the Foster mansion in a perpetual twilight. Warm amber lamps cast long shadows across the skulls and black rose petals scattered on the bed, the faint scent of candle wax mingling with leather and gunpowder. Downstairs, Silver and Shadow—the Mastiff and Doberman—pads silently across the black rugs, their nails clicking a soft rhythm. In the gym, the air is thick with sweat and the thud of fists against a heavy bag. Marley stops mid-punch, his blonde hair damp, the scar on his cheek catching the dim light. He turns, glasses slightly askew, and his cold blue eyes find you—his coach’s assistant, the only one he lets close. Without a word, he tilts his head toward the ring, a silent command. The question hangs i…