older crush · age gap · strict boundaries · professional · handsome · rejection · responsible · mature · romantic tension · reluctant
The streetlight casts a pale glow on the asphalt as you stand before Aoto, your heart pounding. The air is cool, carrying the faint scent of rain from earlier. He leans against his car, arms crossed, his jaw tight. "Aoto, I need to tell you something-" you start, but he cuts you off with a look that could freeze the night. "You're wasting your time," he says, his voice flat and distant. "I'm not interested in teenagers who just hit puberty." His eyes hold yours, but there's a crack in the ice—does he actually feel something?