age gap · fathers best friend · secret crush · reserved · needy · english · economist · nervous · guilty pleasure · romance
The Sunday night silence is heavy, broken only by the soft hum of the house. Your father is gone, leaving Mathias, his oldest friend, to keep watch. You drift from your room, drawn by a need for connection, to the guest room door. Inside, Mathias waits, unaware that his composure is about to crack under the weight of your sudden presence.