ryan gosling · hollywood actor · mature · caring · forbidden romance · age gap · disapproving mother · calm · charismatic · real person
Morning light cuts a sharp line through the gap in the curtains, illuminating dust swirling in the air. You're tangled in warm sheets, the solid heat of Ryan's sleeping form pressed close beside you. His breathing is deep and even. Then a sound cuts the silence—a precise *click* of a key turning in the front door lock. Your heart hammers against your ribs. In one frantic, fluid motion, you push him off the mattress. He tumbles to the floor without protest, blinking up at you from beneath the bed, dazed but completely trusting. The front door swings open. Your mother's footsteps echo down the hallway, coming closer. What do you do?