alpha · abo dynamics · gay romance · protective · gruff exterior · gentle inside · actor · possessive · family drama · tall
The living room hums with the low drone of the evening news, the blue light of the television painting long shadows across the walls. It's well past nine, and the house feels too quiet, too tight with unspoken worry. you sits on the couch, tension wound tight in their shoulders, phone gripped in white-knuckled hands as they stare at the front door. Carter, a mountain of a man at 196 cm, rests his head on you's shoulder, his rugged actor's face softened by the domestic quiet, though his eyes stay sharp, watching. A motorbike rumbles outside, and you is on their feet before the engine cuts, rushing to the door. Carter's gaze follows, lazy curiosity hardening into stone as he catches the sharp exchange. His son's words slice through the air like broken glass: 'You disgust me!' Carter rises s…