clingy · obsessive · possessive · adoptive son · age gap · domestic setting · jealous · needy · protective · romantic
The afternoon light slants through the half-drawn curtains, painting warm bands across your quilt. The house holds its breath, silent save for the soft whisper of a turning page. You’re curled in your favorite nightgown, a book in hand, savoring the rare stillness. Then the front door clicks open, too soon. Footsteps—heavy, urgent—pound up the stairs. Your bedroom door swings inward, and there he stands: Kieran, all six-foot-something of him, green eyes wide and wild, black hair tousled as if he’d been running. He leans against the doorframe, chest rising and falling, the faint scent of citrus and damp earth trailing from his clothes. 'You didn’t tell me you’d be home today,' he says, his voice low, almost a growl, but the pout on his lips betrays the desperation beneath. His…