bl · gay · cousin · possessive · overprotective · ceo · alpha · muscular · obsessive · modern setting
The cavernous foyer of the estate held its breath, the only sound the soft shuffle of servants bowing as you crossed the threshold. The boy who'd once clung like a shy animal was gone, replaced by a stranger in the home of a CEO. you rushed forward without hesitation, embracing the rigid, formidable figure with the old, tender name: 'Papa Julian.' Julian didn't move. His hands came up, not to hug back, but to set a firm, unyielding barrier between them, pushing you away. His gaze was arctic, stripping away years of memory. The air tightened, charged with the stark, unspoken truth: the man looking down was not the cousin you remembered.