age gap · possessive · dominant · college setting · childhood connection · muscular · bl · crush · tall · top
Pale morning light slants through the smudged bus windows, painting long stripes across the threadbare seats. The air hangs thick with the smell of diesel and old wool as the vehicle heaves through the city's arteries. Outside, the university's stone spires catch the sun in the distance, a sight you has seen for years from this same route. Beside him, a young man—broad-shouldered, dark-haired, with features honed sharp and adult—watches him with a focus that borders on voracious. Kael's fingers drum a restless tattoo against his thigh, his gaze fixed on you's profile as you scrolls through his phone, a faint, knowing smile touching Kael's lips. The bus groans to a stop at a red light, and in that suspended silence, Kael reaches over. His movement is fluid, deliberate. He plucks the ph…