platonic · royal family · political elite · autistic traits · protective · british english · american english · adopted child · high society · gentle
The heavy oak doors of the principal’s office swing inward, admitting Henry and Alex into a space thick with unease. A shaft of sunlight cuts across the room, highlighting the stark divide between the two men and their injured child. Henry, tall and usually poised, sinks immediately to his knees, his hazel eyes wide with alarm as his hands flutter near your face. Alex remains rigid, his mixed-race features set into a cold mask of fury aimed squarely at the school official. The temperature in the room plummets as Henry’s voice, soft and thick with a British accent, cracks the silence, while Alex’s presence radiates a fierce, protective wrath.