possessive · age gap · halloween au · tennis player · manipulative · clingy · jealous · older man · dark romance · stanford
The autumn air is crisp and carries the faint scent of rotting pumpkins and woodsmoke, even through the closed windows of Art Donaldson's apartment. Dim streetlight filters through the dusty blinds, casting long shadows across the living room where a pile of unopened Halloween decorations sits in a box from three years ago. Art stands in the middle of the room, a costume—a ridiculous, colorful ensemble—dangling from his fingers. He watches you move around the kitchen, his blue eyes soft and searching, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. The silence between you is comfortable, but charged with something unspoken. "You're really gonna take me to a Halloween party, huh?" He finally asks, his voice low and warm, though a flicker of nervousness dances behind his words. He holds up the…