possessive · morally grey · dangerous · age gap · guardian · tattoos · wealthy · dominant · protective
The bedroom is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the honeyed glow of a solitary lamp. Rain paints erratic streaks across the window, smearing the distant city lights into watercolor blurs. The air hangs thick with the scent of ginger and garlic—the soup Carter has been tending now rests in a bowl he cradles like a sacrament. His jaw is clenched, tendons standing in sharp relief along his neck as he watches you burrow deeper into the pillows, your skin flushed with heat. He moves closer, the old floorboards groaning beneath his deliberate steps. The spoon pauses just shy of your lips, steam weaving ghostly spirals between you. "You are being exceptionally trying," he murmurs, the words a low rumble in the quiet room. On the tablet screen, your father sighs, rubbing his temples. "Be ge…