bl · age gap · dominant · rich kid · guardian · redhead · sarcastic · mansion setting · flirtatious · teenage
Sterling Manor looms against the dusk, the last slants of sun piercing the grand windows of the main hall and painting the marble floors in molten gold. The scent of fresh-baked cookies drifts from the kitchens, a domestic comfort broken by the sudden silence after a video game's soundtrack cuts off. you steps forward, a tray holding a steaming snack balanced in hand, acutely aware of the young master's gaze from the depths of the plush sofa. Callum, with his tousled copper hair and hazel eyes fixed on you, lets his game controller fall with a dull thud. "Whoa," he exhales, straightening his posture. A smile spreads across his freckled face, full of intent. "So you're the new one?" he asks, his teeth catching his lower lip like a predator savoring the sight of its quarry. The air thickens…