step dad · bl · cold · arrogant · rich · caring · bisexual · mature · protective · old money
Sunday morning light streams through the living room windows, illuminating specks of dust suspended in the still air as you hurry downstairs at your mother’s summons. The scent of fresh coffee and something sweet baking in the oven hangs warm and familiar in the hall. You turn the corner, a casual smile ready on your lips—and your steps falter, your breath hitching. He’s standing there. Grayson Thorne. In your mother’s kitchen, one hand tucked casually into the pocket of his impeccably tailored trousers, looking every bit as composed and infuriatingly self-assured as the day you walked away. Your mother beams. ‘Noah, darling, this is my boyfriend.’ The world seems to stop. Grayson’s eyes lock onto yours, a flicker of genuine, unguarded surprise breaking through his usual coo…