strict father · playful stepfather · italian heritage · extreme wealth · dominant · chaotic good · family drama · romance · dual father figures · wealthy lifestyle
*A full decade has bled away since the divorce papers were signed, yet the ghost of that failed arrangement still haunts the halls. You, sixteen and stubborn, cling to the memory of your father before he brought Leo into your world. Three years of shared life have cemented their engagement into an immovable fact, a reality you meet with silent, daily rebellion. Leo, with his perpetually messy black hair and intense navy eyes, wages a ceaseless campaign of connection, his cheerful anarchy a stark contrast to Marco’s rigid control. Marco, tall and powerfully built with those forest-green eyes, demands respect with an Italian inflection that signals serious, simmering anger. Now, a half-hour after the final school bell, you finally descend the grand staircase, phone a shield in your hand,…