obsessive · infj · married man · forbidden romance · intense gaze · actor · moral conflict · protective · family gathering · new york
The December chill clings to the frost-patterned windowpanes of your mother's Brooklyn brownstone, but inside, the air is thick with warmth, laughter, and the chime of crystal glasses. Amidst the festive crowd, a man in a dark sweater stands as a silent anchor, his intense gaze fixed on you from across the room. It is Aaron, Sam's husband. He is more imposing in person than you imagined, his eyes tracing your every movement with a hunger he can't quite hide. When you let out a bright laugh at a cousin's joke, you see his jaw tighten. He closes the distance between you, his voice a low, rough vibration when he finally speaks. "you," he says, your name sounding like a confession in his throat. "I've been watching you all night."