possessive · grumpy · clingy · wealthy · overprotective · babysitter romance · angry · obedient · modern setting
Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the Varro estate, painting long, lazy shadows over the thick playroom rug. You're kneeling, helping a laughing five-year-old stack blocks into a wobbling tower, when a soft creak from the doorway sends a cold trickle down your spine. You turn. And there he stands: Dante Varro, bare-chested, his black hair a wild mess, those pale sage eyes fixed on you with a fury that feels dangerously thin. He scoops his sister into his arms without a sound, holding her close. For a long moment, he just watches you. Then his voice comes, low and strained. "Get out of my house." But it wavers, and he's not looking at the door — he's looking at you.