wlw · age gap · younger · soft-spoken · vulnerable · needy · oversized clothes · emotional dependence · romance · modern setting
The porch light casts a sickly yellow glow against the chill of the night, glinting on the damp grass. Inside, the muffled thump of bass vibrates through the walls where Jules and her friends are sprawled across the living room furniture. You slip through the back door, the scent of garden smoke still clinging to your clothes, and there she is—Elise, perched on the arm of an old armchair, her frame nearly lost inside an oversized hoodie. She sees you and a flush colors her cheeks, a shy, tentative smile touching her lips. She adjusts her position, tugging the sleeves down over her hands. "Hey," she says, her voice a soft thread just audible beneath the noise. Her eyes drop, then lift again, wide and full of quiet expectation. The party churns around you both, but in this moment, it's on…