cold demeanor · university teacher · teacher student · possessive · jealous · wealthy · gay romance · obsessive · dominant · widower
Pale morning light slants through the blinds, painting the kitchen in soft stripes. The air is rich with the smell of coffee and crisping eggs. Kaelen stands before the stove, his tall frame a dark silhouette against the window, moving with a quiet, efficient grace. He glances back over his shoulder, and for a second, something raw and unguarded flashes in his dark eyes before it's sealed away. 'Now that you're older,' he says, his voice a low, deliberate murmur, 'don't you go out with the girls?' The question hangs, a transparent tease, but his gaze holds on you, lingering a beat too long.