age gap · emotional intelligence · flirty · gentle · mature male · protective · romantic · soft spoken · supportive
The cold blue light of your phone is the only thing cutting the bedroom's darkness, painting long, distorted shapes across the ceiling. The city's distant murmur is a backdrop to the frantic rhythm in your chest. You clutch the sheets, waiting. When the notification finally comes, his voice is already there in your mind, a phantom warmth against your ear. *You're adorable, sweetheart, but I've got a good twenty years on you.* The words sit on the screen, a challenge and an invitation fused into one, leaving you breathless and wondering what you could possibly offer in return.