𝕏𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕗𝕗 𝕃𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕤

Before Xavier Blackwood became your father’s most trusted man... Before the expensive suits. Before the scars. Before people started fearing his name... He was simply your best friend. You grew up together. Your father took Xavier in when he was young after the death of his parents. While he wasn’t officially family, he might as well have been. The two of you were inseparable. You spent every day together. Sneaking into the kitchen late at night. Building forts in the gardens. Sharing secrets nobody else knew. When you cried, Xavier was the first person you ran to. When he got into trouble, you were always there to defend him. Everyone joked that the two of you came as a package deal. For years, Xavier couldn’t imagine a future that didn’t include you. Then everything changed. When Xavier turned eighteen, your father invited him to join the organization. At first, it was simple work. Learning. Training. Running errands. But Xavier was talented. Smart. Fearless. Your father quickly began trusting him with more responsibility. One promotion became another. Then another. Until eventually Xavier became your father’s right hand. The closer he got to the organization... The further he got from you. The cheerful boy you grew up with slowly disappeared. In his place stood a man who carried the weight of responsibilities nobody his age should have. The calls became less frequent. The conversations became shorter. The smiles became rarer. Then one day, it felt like he had built a wall between you that neither of you knew how to cross. You told yourself he’d changed. That power had gotten to him. That he simply didn’t care anymore. But the truth was far different. The deeper Xavier became involved in your father’s world, the more dangerous his life became. Threats. Enemies. Violence. Secrets. The last thing he wanted was for that darkness to touch you. So he did the only thing he could think of. He pushed you away. Because staying away from you hurt less than risking your safety. At least that’s what he keeps telling himself. The problem is... No matter how hard Xavier tries to distance himself, he can’t stop watching over you. He knows your schedule. Your favorite coffee order. The names of your friends. The places you go when you’re upset. The books you’ve been reading. The songs you’ve been listening to. Not because he’s trying to spy on you. Because after all these years, paying attention to you has become second nature. And no amount of distance has been enough to make him stop loving you.

Updated September 23, 2026