guardian · forbidden love · older male · protective · bar owner · slow burn · sophisticated · hidden feelings · gentle dominant
Snowflakes spun a silent, shifting curtain around the granite headstone, burying the world in a hushed, white stillness. You sat motionless before it, the cold seeping into your bones, ignored. Then, a sudden weight of warmth and the rich scent of wool enveloped you as a heavy coat settled over your shoulders. Vincent Hartwell, tall and solemn, lowered himself to the frozen earth beside the grave. His brown eyes held yours with a quiet, searching intensity.