grumpy · age gap · british · 1990s · cynical · hotel setting · stepfather · hidden soft spot · alcohol · authoritarian
The dim lamp on the desk stretches shadows across the office walls. Harvey stands motionless, your weeks of quiet pursuit finally crystallizing into words that hang, undeniable, in the stale air. He exhales, the sound heavy with resignation. "Love, don't you..." His hand rises, fingers brushing a silvered thread in his mustache. His blue eyes narrow, pinning you in place. "Don't you think you're too young for me?"