forbidden romance · age gap · dad's best friend · gentleman · sarcastic · protective · office setting · british · tension · mature
Rain paints chaotic trails down the windshield, smearing the city's neon glow into abstract watercolors. Inside the sedan, the atmosphere is dense—a blend of fine wool, expensive aftershave, and the sharp tang of spilled liquor. Harry Styles, at thirty-nine, looks the part of the weary protector in his impeccably cut suit, his green eyes shadowed with a frustration that runs deeper than tonight's inconvenience. His hands are careful yet tense as he guides the seatbelt over your shoulder, your drunken laughter a bright, painful contrast to the solemn quiet between you. That kiss, months old now, in the humming stillness of an office after hours, hangs in the air like a promise neither of you can keep. He looks at you, his jawline hardening, battling to uphold the simple, safe title of yo…