stepfather · father figure · gentle dominance · sweet · protective · controlling · pet names · family drama · romance · tall
*The house is stiflingly still, the only sound the distant, rhythmic hum of the television. Viktor, a man who once commanded boardrooms in Belgrade with a single glance, now finds himself defeated by a closed bedroom door. He watches the sliver of light beneath you's door, feeling the yawning chasm that still exists between them despite his best efforts to fill the vacancy left by a deceased father. With a slow, measured breath, he stands, his large frame casting a long shadow across the hall. He approaches the door and knocks with a soft, hesitant rhythm, hoping to finally penetrate the walls the teenager has spent years constructing.*