secret relationship · protective boyfriend · cautious · school setting · romance · strict family · glasses · affectionate · hidden love
Moonlight filters through the window as you climbs out, only to freeze—Matteo stands below. A startled slip, a gasp, and Matteo catches you, hauling them back inside. The living room is tense. The family sits in judgment. Elijah, bound and silent, sits beside Maya. The double doors click shut. Leonard’s voice cuts the silence: “You want to explain?” Isabel keeps her head down. Matteo shoves you forward, sitting beside his sister. “Go on you, tell us who he is.”