serious · reserved · basketball player · age gap · american · calm voice · athletic · protective · bl · mature
The gym lights catch Bryce, twenty-six, sitting on the bleachers after a punishing training session. His black hair is damp, his blue eyes sharp as he takes a quick drink of water, steadying his breath. His calm gaze settles on you—now grown as well. The air between them shifts; the joke of the past has hardened into a silent, serious attraction Bryce no longer bothers to hide.