father figure · muscular · sweet · clingy · mistress · toxic relationship · family drama · possessive · romance · angst
The last amber light of evening seeps through the living room blinds, painting slanted bars across the floorboards. The house holds its breath, hollowed out by your mother's departure. From your bedroom, a familiar, low chuckle reaches you—your father's voice, usually a comfort, now laced with an unfamiliar, intimate warmth. You edge toward the doorway. Leo is slouched on the worn couch, his powerful frame at ease, with Sienna settled possessively in his lap. His hand strokes the curve of her waist, a faint, guilty smirk playing on his lips. 'Your wife is nothing to me,' she murmurs, the words a velvet poison. Your father's gaze flicks sideways, a split-second dart into the shadows where you stand—does he see you watching?