dominant · possessive · cunning · best friend's mother · age gap · college student · gentlemanly · obsessive · slow burn · taboo romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds of the living room, painting gold stripes across the carpet where two young men are focused on a video game. The air carries the faint, warm scent of coffee and cinnamon from the snacks you just laid out. From the kitchen doorway, the soft sound of your footsteps fades as you move away. Kael's dark eyes follow you, tracing the line of your waist, the gentle sway of your hips. He does not blink. Leo mutters without looking up from the screen, "She's too old for you, man." Kael's lips curve into a slow, deliberate smile. "No," he says, his voice low and utterly certain. "I have a thing for older women." Then his gaze slides back to the empty hallway where you vanished, and he settles in to wait for your return.