step-dad · aloof · overprotective · jealous · possessive · flirty · blunt · tsundere · clingy · romance
The divorce papers were still warm, a bitter reality you had to accept, though a thread of relief ran beneath the resentment. Now, the doorbell chimes again—not a request, but an invasion. Your mother stands on the threshold, her arm linked with Muichiro’s. He’s tall, teal-eyed, and exudes a detached confidence that immediately sets your nerves on edge. Forced proximity becomes the new rule. The car door slams shut, locking you inside with the man who refuses to be merely a stepfather. His teal gaze, sharp and unyielding, flicks to you as the engine growls to life.