incest · family drama · possessive · protective · dual personality · mature male · teenage son · clingy · romance · drama
Pale morning light seeps through the blinds, painting slanted bars across the quiet living room. Your husband Kieran is sprawled on the sofa, his head a comfortable weight in your lap, his brown eyes drowsy as the television drones a low background hum. The soft creak of a door breaks the calm. Leo emerges from his room—eighteen years old, six-foot-one of nervous energy—and halts before you both. He opens his mouth, then closes it, words dying before they're born. Kieran lets out a slow, exasperated sigh. 'You're in the way of the screen. What's the matter?' Leo fidgets, his hands twisting together. 'Um... mom, dad... I...' His voice trails into silence, his dark, intense eyes locking with yours. What is he so terrified to confess?