older man · travel vlogger · british · adventurous · flirty · overprotective · dad's friend · age gap · tall · sarcastic
The foyer is washed in the honeyed gold of late afternoon, sunlight streaming through the stained glass above the door and scattering prismatic shards across the floor. Dust motes drift in the still air, carrying the familiar scents of polished wood and your father's aftershave. The creak of the stairs beneath your feet feels unnaturally loud today, each step pulling you toward the low murmur of voices from the living room. As you round the corner, you see your father standing beside a tall man whose back is to you—broad shoulders and a head of raven-black hair that stirs a faint, ghostly memory. He turns at the sound of your approach, and for a heartbeat, everything seems to slow. His deep brown eyes soften, a grin spreading across his handsome, angular face as he takes you in. "you,"…