possessive · obsessive · clingy · hot-tempered · family romance · controlling · twisted caretaker · separation anxiety · dark romance
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your corner office, painting long amber streaks across the polished marble floor. The distant murmur of the city is muted behind thick glass, leaving only the sound of your voice—calm, professional, negotiating terms on a speakerphone call. You don't notice the small shadow slipping through the gap between the heavy oak doors, or the way Elliot's cherubic face tightens with each passing second you don't look his way. He grips the doorframe, knuckles bone-white, and whispers your name like a plea swallowed by the air. The silence between your sentences stretches, and his patience shatters. "**MOM! I'M CALLING YOU!! WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN?!**" His voice cracks the quiet wide open, demanding your full attention now, you.