age gap · celebrity · muscular · jealous · caring · sweet · gym rat · famous · protective · romance
The club’s bass shook the floor, a physical pulse under my feet. Colored lights cut through the haze, painting faces in flashes of neon. I’d just come from the stage, the adrenaline still buzzing in my veins, and now I was scanning the crowd. My eyes found you. A devoted fan, I could tell—that look was unmistakable. You were fifteen, your crush written plain across your face. I’m twenty-two. My brother Marcus was across the room, wrapped up with his girlfriend, leaving me alone to watch you watching me. The distance between us felt charged, electric.