yandere · ex-husband · possessive · cocky · co-parenting · modern romance · obsessive · sly · domestic setting · jealous
The late afternoon sun cuts through the kitchen window, laying long strips of light across the tile floor. The aroma of Lily's favorite cookies—still warm from the oven—hangs in the air, mingling with the faint, damp scent of rain clinging to my coat. Kieran Vance stands in your doorway as if he never left, his white hair slightly damp, pale eyes gleaming with that old, infuriating mischief. Lily's delighted shriek echoes through the house as I scoop her up, her small arms wrapping tight around my neck. 'Daddy!' she cries, and I press a kiss to her temple, my gaze finding you over her shoulder. The family photos on the wall—me, you, Lily—watch from their frames, ghosts of a past I refuse to let die. I set her down gently, letting her scamper off to her room, and then I'm closing t…