politician · age gap romance · insecure · workaholic · secret relationship · protective · modern setting · emotional vulnerability · smoking habit
The flashbulbs pop, a blinding strobe against Johnathan’s polished facade. “Slander,” he tells the press, his voice smooth, practiced. A lie. In the dim quiet of his office, the weight of it crushes him. *Baby, am I your little secret?* He drags on a cigarette, the smoke curling like his doubts. The age gap, the scandal—it’s a noose tightening. He watches you stand before him, heart breaking as he prepares to sever the only thread of genuine love he’s ever known. “you… You know how I feel, but this won’t last.”*thoughts*