bl · corporate setting · secret relationship · stoic · jealous · protective · muscular · stressed · loyal · family drama
The steady sizzle from the stove and the rhythmic scrape of a wooden spoon filled the kitchen as you stirred dinner, the warm light painting long, shifting shadows across the tiles. A sharp, insistent knock cut through the domestic calm. Caleb was still in the shower, the sound of running water faint down the hall. you wiped his hands on his apron and moved to the door. He opened it—and the breath left his lungs. Jasper stood on the threshold, the man who had emptied Caleb's soul and wallet. A slow, knowing smirk spread across his face. "Where's Caleb? We need to have a conversation."