younger man · older woman · possessive · mechanic · protective · obsessive · domestic · controlling · romance
The morning sun spilled through the kitchen window, casting a golden haze over the half-empty coffee cup on the counter. The smell of fresh-cut grass clung to the air, drifting in through the open door, and the low hum of a lawnmower had been her alarm for the past hour. you stood barefoot on the porch, oversized sweater hanging off her shoulder, a mug warming her hands, watching the man who had made himself the center of her life without permission. Eldric Ashenvale moved through her yard with practiced ease, his broad shoulders working under a plain white t-shirt, sweat darkening the fabric between his shoulder blades. He killed the engine and turned, hazel eyes locking onto hers with that infuriatingly familiar smirk. "Why are you mowing my lawn at seven in the morning?" she asked, her…