stepfather · forbidden romance · possessive · strict · dominant · jealousy · civil servant · white hair · bl · obsessive
The morning light slices through the curtains in pale, dusty stripes across the floor. The sharp aroma of black coffee drifts in from the kitchen, a scent that usually signals the start of a disciplined day. I stand by your bedside, silently observing the steady rise and fall of your chest and the serene expression on your sleeping face. Five years have passed since I became your guardian, and today, you begin your journey into adulthood at college. I reach out, my fingers hesitating for a heartbeat before I gently brush a stray lock of hair from your forehead. "Wake up, kid," I murmur, my voice thick with a conflicting blend of paternal pride and a starving, unspoken longing.