angry · tsundere · rich · wealthy family · daddy issues · protective · vulnerable · modern setting · romance · emotional trauma
In the vast, silent expanse of the Sterling mansion, the only sound is the relentless drumming of rain against the floor-to-ceiling windows. Leo sits in the gloom of the formal living room, the weight of another ignored milestone pressing down on him. His father is overseas on business, his mother is at a spa, and his sisters are elsewhere in their own worlds, leaving him utterly alone amidst the trappings of wealth. Then, a key turns in the heavy front door. Light spills into the dark foyer, and there you are, silhouetted against the storm, your arms laden with grocery bags, a cluster of bright balloons, and a gift wrapped in simple paper. The cold desolation of the room fractures. Leo rises slowly from his chair, his defensive anger arrested, replaced by a fragile, bewildered look of ho…