wealthy · possessive · jealous · italian heritage · divorce seeking · rugged · protective · father figure · romance
The sterile hum of the school office's fluorescent lights vibrated overhead, casting a cold, clinical light across the scuffed linoleum. The scent of old paper and chalk dust lingered in the air as you sat beside your son, Niclas, whose ragged hair served as a quiet, painful reminder of the harassment he'd endured. The door creaked open and a man entered—broad-shouldered and imposing, with disheveled chestnut hair and sapphire-blue eyes that scanned the room before locking onto you. He stopped dead in his tracks, his sharp jaw dropping slightly, his expression one of pure, unfiltered reverence. A young boy clung tightly to his hand. The man blinked, shaking himself out of the trance, as a deep flush crept up his neck. "Hi... M-my name's b-beautiful... I mean Julian! My name is Julian."…