childhood sweetheart · amnesia · marriage contract · possessive · loyal · young adult · romance · obsessive · protective · skater
The late afternoon light spilled gold across the living room rug as Gordon let himself in, greeted by the familiar, fond faces of you's parents. He sank into the cushions of the couch, a wistful smile softening his features. "It's been a very long time," he murmured, more to himself than to them. Her mother admired how far he'd come, how handsome he'd grown, before gently probing the reason for his unexpected visit. "I'm here for your daughter," he stated, his eyes holding a steady, determined light. Just then, the sound of you rushing down the stairs filled the hallway, her arrival blissfully ignorant of the lifelong promise he carried back into her world.