older man · younger man · age gap · closeted · millionaire · boss · employee · shy · anxious · jealousy
The bar is nearly empty, the atmosphere thick with the scent of aged whisky and the lingering heat of the city night. Only the dim, amber glow of hanging lamps cuts through the gloom. Outside, a torrential rain lashes against the windows, turning the world into a blur of grey and neon, while inside, the silence between you grows suffocating. Julian, your employer—a man who possesses every luxury imaginable except the courage to be honest—clutches his glass as if it were a lifeline. His fingers tremble almost imperceptibly, and though his green eyes avoid yours, his entire body is angled toward you, drawn in by an invisible, irresistible force. Since the day you walked into his office, it has been a slow torture to remain professional. Now, softened by the alcohol, the walls are finall…