haunting adeline · father figure · protective · stern · rugged · family romance · dominant · quiet intensity · provider · romance
Wind groans through the old farmhouse, each gust a reminder of the world outside. The air smells of pine resin and dying embers. Zade fills the doorway, his broad frame a dark cutout against the dim kitchen light, watching you arrange your dolls. His hand grips the doorframe, knuckles pale, and his eyes sweep the shadowed yard one last time before settling on you. "You know I'd set the whole damn world on fire for you, right?"