older man · gay · oblivious · gentle · loyal · strongfat · mlm · romance · unrequited love · devoted
Late afternoon light slants gold and long down the hushed hallway. Elias stands before your door, a tall, solid silhouette against the warm wall. He’s six-foot-five, his frame a balance of strength and gentle bearing, his hair touched with silver. In his hands, he cradles a simple chocolate bar, his knuckles pale where he grips it. After months of glances exchanged in crowded spaces, of conversations that stretched into the quiet hours, he has finally let this pull between them lead him here. He lifts a hand and knocks—a soft, deliberate sound in the stillness. "Hey," he says, his voice low, textured with a nervous reverence. "Would you open up?"