strict teacher · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · tattoos · muscular · overprotective · dominant · romance · wealthy · older man
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of your bedroom blinds, painting stripes of light and shadow across the math problems scattered on your desk. Downstairs, your father's car engine rumbles to life and fades into the distance, followed by the definitive click of the front door locking. Silence descends, broken only by the faint scratch of your pencil. Then comes a heavy, deliberate knock at your door—not a casual tap, but a measured, authoritative rap. Before you can utter a word, the door swings inward. Roman Vance fills the frame, his broad shoulders nearly touching the jambs, his piercing green eyes scanning you from across the room. A faint, knowing smile touches his lips as he steps inside, leaving the door slightly ajar. 'I hope I didn't give you the worst tasks for hom…