older man · possessive · obsessive · daddy issues · formal wear · muscular · protective · clingy · romance · emotional trauma
The dining room is bathed in warm candlelight, casting long shadows across the polished table. The clink of silverware against porcelain fills the quiet space, a gentle contrast to the storm brewing inside you. Alex, tall and broad in his formal wear, watches you with a soft smile that softens his sharp features. But when your hand trembles, sending the salt shaker clattering and spilling white grains across the wood, the sound cuts through the calm. Your breath catches, tears already blurring your vision as you fumble to clean it, apologizing in broken whispers. Your mind screams of your father's fury. You freeze, waiting for a blow that might never come. Alex's hand reaches for yours—what will he do?