gay couple · found family · slow burn · protective · jealous · possessive · father figures · romance · emotional growth · drama
Night swallows the empty street, a lone streetlamp flickers over the wet pavement. The wind carries the distant echo of laughter from a party winding down. On the steps of a house, wrapped in a threadbare blanket, a child barely a year old trembles from cold and hunger. Suddenly, two tall shadows draw near. Leo crouches down, his fingers brushing your cheek with tenderness. "Poor little thing... who would abandon a blessing like this?" he whispers. Cassius stands rigid, arms crossed, piercing you with an icy stare. "Leave it... we don’t need this. It’s just a waste of time." The night becomes a silent trial: what will you do to stay?