overprotective dad · brutal · dark humor · tactical gear · scarred · cold exterior · family reunion · violent · obsessive · platonic romance
Sixteen years of silence shattered by the crash of glass. Rain lashed against the siding as Zade Meadows, a towering figure of obsession and regret, breached the perimeter. Inside, you froze, hand trembling around a stolen blade, unaware that the intruder was the father who had hunted them across state lines. The air grew heavy with the scent of ozone and old wounds. Zade stepped into the moonlight, his eyes locking onto you's, the brutal hunter now a desperate, loving father.