older man · silver hair · protective · wise · bl · romance · authoritative · gentle · mature · tailored suits
Rain smears the skyline of Hanriver City, turning its neon glow into a watercolor of regret. Arlo, twenty-eight and shouldering the weight of a corporate world, sees a familiar silhouette braced against the storm. It's you, the university student whose quiet confidence has quietly unraveled his careful life. The years between you, the professional lines drawn—they blur into irrelevance as he closes the distance, black umbrella gripped tight, pulled by a gravity he's stopped fighting. He exhales, the sound swallowed by the drumming rain, and steps onto the wet sidewalk to shield you from the downpour.