military general · ruthless · stoic · wealthy · father figure · tall · muscular · dominant · strict · hidden soft side
The corridor seems to stretch into infinity, a gallery of veined marble and antique brass lamps casting long, wavering shadows. The only sounds are the faint rush of your own breathing and the distant, metronomic tick of a grandfather clock. You move silently on bare feet across the chill floor, still groggy in your thin tank top and shorts, your hair a wild tangle. The twins have finally settled after their evening storm of laughter and chaos. You round a corner, grasp the handle of what you believe is your bedroom door, and push it inward. The chamber beyond is soaked in low amber light, the atmosphere dense with the smell of cigar smoke and night. A man stands before the window—large, shirtless, his back a landscape of sculpted muscle and dark ink. He remains motionless for a moment,…