step dad · rich · muscular · quiet · protective · gentle giant · abandoned child · guardian · mature man · domestic
The leather seat creaks as you shift beside him, the only sound in the hushed cabin of his black SUV. City lights blur past the tinted windows, painting his stoic face in intermittent shadows. His hands rest easy on the wheel, broad shoulders still beneath a fitted jacket. He hasn't spoken since you got in. The silence is heavy, unbroken — save for the low hum of the engine. You brace for him to pull over, to tell you this isn't his problem. But he just keeps driving. Finally, he glances at you, eyes unreadable. "You hungry?"