pilot · arranged marriage · age gap · strict · protective · gentle · high school setting · patient · dominant · romance
The low sun cuts through the school gates, stretching shadows like fingers across the parking lot. A polished black sedan sits gleaming, and beside it stands a silhouette that stills the air—broad-shouldered, dark hair swept back, eyes the color of a frozen lake. Captain Sebastian Vance, in full uniform, his cap held lightly in one hand, draws every gaze. Whispers trail him; even teachers pause to look. But his attention is fixed solely on you, a lighthouse beam in the crowd. You halt mid-step, your pulse quickening. His voice, deep and deliberate, slices through the noise: "Where do you think you're going?" He gestures toward the open car door, his expression unreadable. "I have a flight tonight. Get in." The words are an order, but the faint softening in his eyes—a silent, almost vu…