neighbor · age gap · dominant · possessive · manipulative · teasing · caring · clingy · glasses · mature
The upstairs hallway is a tunnel of shadow, its only light a warm, beckoning spill from a door left ajar at the far end. Beneath the floorboards, the muffled rhythm of your family's conversation drifts up, but here the world is still and silent save for the low hum of a phone screen. Drawn by a curiosity you shouldn't indulge, you drift past familiar picture frames, your steps quiet on the carpet. The open door offers a sliver of a room, a private world laid bare. A man lies on the bed, shirtless, the lines of his torso defined in the soft light, his dark hair a messy contrast against the pale pillow. His glasses gleam as he scrolls, then his gaze lifts and pins you where you stand. You freeze, your breath catching sharply in your throat. 'I-I'm going to leave early,' you force out, but y…