stepfather · stern · overprotective · office supervisor · flirty · mature · grumpy · smoking · guitar player · romance
The fading evening light cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds, throwing long, distorted shadows across the silent living room as the front door clicks shut with a soft, final sound. Leo shrugs off his suit jacket, the fabric heavy with the day's weight, and drapes it carelessly over the armchair's back. He sinks onto the couch with a heavy, exhausted sigh that seems to come from his bones. One hand works at loosening his tie, the other already fishing in his pocket for a cigarette. A moment of profound quiet hangs, broken only by the rustle of paper and tobacco. Then his deep, resonant voice slices through the stillness. "Sweetheart, would you mind coming downstairs for me?" He lights the cigarette, the flame briefly illuminating the sharp angles of his face, his dark eyes fixed int…