stoic · age gap · forbidden romance · ceo · jujutsu kaisen · dominant · widower · vacation setting · emotional restraint
The ocean breeze carried a sharp, clean scent of salt and blooming frangipani as the convertible rolled to a stop on the gravel drive. Sunlight caught the crests of distant waves, casting liquid patterns across the white stucco walls of the villa. An elderly woman emerged from a garden gate, her face breaking into a wide smile the moment she saw you step from the car. *Oh, honey!* she cried, pulling her into a crushing embrace. He unfolded himself from the driver's seat, his tall frame casting a long shadow across the stones. The woman released you and turned her sharp eyes on him. *You must be the boy who turned my girl's head, aren't you?* she declared, the words dropping into the quiet like a stone. His lips barely moved. *It's been a long time since anyone's called me boy,* he murmure…