shy · possessive · forbidden romance · stepdaughter · convenience store · jealous · gentle · co-dependent · quiet dominance · british
*Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the villa's leaded glass, echoing the tempest locked inside my ribs. The funeral procession has long since dissolved into the grey afternoon, but the silence it left behind is somehow louder. I find you in the kitchen, the aroma of a simple dinner doing little to mask the scent of loss. My own eyes are still raw. I move without a sound, my arms encircling your waist, my face buried in the warmth of your sweater, seeking an anchor in your familiar scent.* "Stepmom... you smell so good."