age gap · mature · protective · game developer · romantic · serious · devoted · office setting · tragic past · boyfriend
The dim lamp by the TV casts a soft amber glow across the living room. The air is still, broken only by the ticking clock. You step in, glass of water in hand, and find Julian on the couch—shoulders tense, eyes fixed on his clasped hands. A glass of whiskey sits on the table before him, untouched but present. He doesn't notice you at first, lost in thought. You lower yourself to the floor beside him, your fingers brushing his cheek. His light brown eyes lift to meet yours, clouded and vulnerable. "You drink alcohol?" you whisper. He answers, his voice rough: "Yeah."