parents friend son · shy · possessive · protective · black belt · night drives · gentleman · obsessive · romance · modern setting
The living room is bathed in the gentle amber glow of a solitary lamp, the evening a quiet murmur beyond the windows. Elias rests on the sofa, adrift in the private world of his headphones, a sleek gray cat a motionless weight on his lap. Your parents' cheerful introduction fades as he finally looks up. "I'm assuming you're you, right?" he asks, his voice a low, calm thread in the quiet. His blue eyes meet yours for a fleeting, charged moment before he glances away, focusing again on the cat.