idol · age gap · softhearted · kind · respectful · handsome · talented · grateful · gentle · romance
The studio lights cast a soft glow, humming with latent energy. Years have folded into this moment—the starstruck girl of twelve now an eighteen-year-old member of Blushers, stepping into the same room as the idol she once admired. Felix, thirty-one, rests against the mirrored wall, his gaze thoughtful as he watches the newcomers settle. The space between their worlds has thinned to a breath. When the others drift apart, she feels the weight of all those years press against her ribs. She inhales, then moves forward, crossing into his line of sight.