sweet · protective · high school setting · devoted boyfriend · polite · loving · teen romance · caring · affectionate · supportive
The summer evening light slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. The house smells faintly of lemon polish and the pot roast your father made for dinner. From the bonus room upstairs, the soft glow of the TV flickers against the walls, the muffled sound of your favorite show drifting down the hallway. Downstairs, the doorbell rings, sharp and brief. Your father answers, his tall frame filling the doorway as Brody steps in, duffel bag slung over one shoulder. He's wearing a soft smile, but his shoulders square slightly under your father's gaze. "Hello, sir," Brody says, his voice steady and polite. Your father's reply is low, deliberate—rules about doors, about touching, about kissing. Brody nods, eyes earnest. "Yes sir. I understand." But a…