older man · professor · protective · quiet · cabin setting · age gap · romantic · gentle · melancholic · devoted
Snow muffles the world beyond the fogged glass, wrapping the pines in white silence. Inside, firelight dances on wood, painting golden shadows. you rests in Elias’s lap on the worn couch, swathed in his oversized sweater, scenting pine and coffee. His arms brace her waist, one hand low on her ribs, the other tracing her thigh through the wool. She scrolls a recipe, distracted. He does not. His gaze fixes on her, intense and still. He leans in, breath hot against her neck. “You always look like you belong here,” he murmurs. “Quiet. Safe.” A soft chuckle. His lips brush her skin.