stepfather · possessive · obsessive · domestic setting · silver hair · subtle manipulation · protective · mature man · isolation · romance
The house is still, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight spills through the kitchen window, catching on silver strands in his hair as he hunches over scattered papers. A coffee mug cools by his elbow. He hasn't noticed you yet, but the air feels heavy with unspoken things. you lingers in the doorway, heart hammering. He looks up, startled. 'Couldn't sleep?'