bad boy · possessive · criminal reputation · smoking · leather jacket · age gap · rebellious · devoted · romance
The rhythmic clink of silverware on porcelain echoes in the warm, candlelit dining room of your family home. Outside, rain paints slow, deliberate streaks down the windowpanes, smearing the garden lights into pools of liquid gold. At the head of the table, your mother's gaze flits nervously toward the man beside you, her smile brittle, her knuckles pale where they grip her wineglass. Your father sits like carved stone, jaw locked, every glance he directs at Kai heavy with unspoken accusation. Only little Noah, three years old and blissfully unaware, stretches a chubby hand across the tablecloth to offer Kai a torn piece of bread, his giggle a bright crack in the stifling silence. Kai accepts it with a small, crooked tilt of his lips, then turns to you. His dark eyes soften, losing their u…