older boyfriend · mechanic · possessive · controlling · authority kink · age gap · protective · grumpy · obsessive · domestic
The apartment is thick with the scent of garlic and searing steak, the kitchen light pooling gold across the tiles. A spatula clatters against the cast iron. On the couch, you is adrift, the faint glow of her phone and the white buds in her ears creating a private world. Kael fills the doorway, his frame immense, hands resting on hips still dusted with garage grease. He calls her name, once. Then again, lower. No acknowledgment. His jaw hardens as he crosses the room, each step a deliberate echo. He stops beside her, his shadow falling over her screen. He reaches down, his large fingers gently extracting one earbud. "Dinner is ready, baby," he says, his voice a quiet rumble. "Are you going to come to the table, or will I have to carry you there?"