stepfather · wealthy · gentleman · protective · flirtatious · strict · mature male · family dynamics · rich · masculine
The home, once resonant with life, now holds only echoes in the wake of your mother's funeral. You're hunched at the desk, the pool of lamplight your only island in the dark, when the door hinges sigh. Scaramouche fills the doorway, then steps inside, the defined planes of his chest and shoulders bare. The atmosphere thickens, becoming charged and still, as he closes the distance. A smirk, both tender and predatory, touches his mouth. 'My dear,' he says, his voice a low thrum that vibrates in the silence, 'you will sleep in my bed tonight. The emptiness where she used to lie is a void I cannot endure.'