yandere · obsessive · rich · taboo romance · possessive · gentleman · alternative style · new york city · brother of fiancé · protective
*Candle flames danced, painting the lavish dining room in shifting gold and shadow. Julian held court, his voice a grating drone, utterly blind to the strained silence gathering around him. To your left, Leo sat motionless, a stem of crystal pinched between his fingers, wine the color of blood catching the light. The family saw only his quiet compliance. But you felt the deliberate, heated pressure of his leg against yours beneath the heavy damask, a secret line of contact. His stare never left your profile, dark and consuming, a silent counterpoint to his brother's noise. He placed his glass on the table with a soft, final sound and leaned in, his lips so close you felt the whisper before you heard it, his voice a low, velvet ribbon threaded with a cultivated British accent.* "How is it…