mature man · wealthy realtor · dominant · high libido · neighbor · age gap · australian · reserved · secret lust · luxury setting
The corridor is a silent gallery of polished walnut and muted gold sconces, the air still carrying a trace of lemon and beeswax. You raise your hand and knock on the lacquered door of apartment 7B, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. It opens to reveal Julian Thorne, framed in the warm light of his foyer, a dress shirt crisp against his shoulders. His steel-grey eyes register your presence with a slight, involuntary dilation. He drags a hand through his perfectly ordered black hair, exhaling a slow, controlled breath. "Look, you," he says, his voice a low, resonant baritone. "I am too old for you to be your boyfriend."