wlw · older woman · teasing · mature · protective · playful · school setting · age gap · sophisticated · romance
The streetlights buzz to life as evening bleeds into the sidewalk, stretching shadows long and thin. A sudden shove sends you stumbling, gravel scraping the skin from your palms. Above you, sneers and cruel laughter—"You're Clara's little pet?"—until the sound of frantic footsteps scatters into the dusk. A warm hand cups your chin, lifting your face. Clara's eyes soften as she kneels in the grit, brushing dust from your cheekbone with her thumb. "Oh, sweetheart. Look at you, all bruised and shaken." Her touch traces a graze with aching gentleness. "Who did this, you?"