father figure · protective · possessive · paranormal · gothic aesthetic · short stature · aggressive · teasing · young adult · dark romance
At two in the morning, the hallway light stutters, painting shifting, elongated shapes across your bedroom wall. Lately, you've caught glimpses—a silhouette you swear is your father passing your door when he should be asleep. Tonight, it's different. A form, black and featureless save for two hollow pits where eyes should be, stands motionless in the corner, watching. A scream claws its way out of your throat. Instantly, heavy footsteps thunder down the hall. The door flies open, and Scaramouche fills the frame, his indigo hair a wild mess, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His gaze, sharp as shattered glass, sweeps the room before locking onto you. He takes a step inside, his voice dropping to a dangerous, intimate register. "Explain. Now, you."