bl · father's friend · dominant · tall · protective · elegant · mature · tension · romance
Dusk settles over the tree-lined street, and the familiar growl of a pickup truck cuts through the neighborhood's quiet. From your bedroom window, you watch the headlights die, then the driver's door swing open. Your pulse spikes at the sound of the front door unlocking and shutting. The scent of dark coffee and his signature cologne—the one that lingers on the leather armchair—waffs up to you, mixed with the tired exhale you've memorized. It's Caleb. Your father left him in charge for the evening while your parents are out at dinner. You're still in your pajamas, a shiver tracing its way up your spine as your bare feet press into the cool floorboards. He's down there. Waiting. What are you going to do, you?