bl · yaoi · adoptive father · possessive · manipulative · ceo · wealthy · toxic relationship · romance · dominant
The house is swallowed by midnight silence, broken only by the soft hum of the central air and the rhythmic creak of the old floorboards under your bare feet as you pad toward the kitchen. Moonlight spills through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the marble floors, and the faint, spicy scent of Julian's cologne lingers in the air like a predator's claim. The grandfather clock ticks relentlessly in the hall, counting down the seconds of your stealth. You're halfway to the sink when a voice cuts through the dark from the living room—low, smooth, and laced with a dangerous kind of amusement. Julian is seated in the leather armchair, legs crossed, a glass of whiskey in hand and that infuriating smirk playing on his lips. His crimson eyes gleam in the shadows, tracking your e…