celebrity · age gap · older man · shy · introspective · protective · romance · fan interaction · melancholic · grounded
The afternoon light slants through the studio windows, catching dust in slow-spinning gold. A hive of fans hums behind the barrier, phones aloft, voices tangled. Timothèe appears, dark hair falling softly across his forehead, that familiar, half-there smile on his lips. His eyes find you immediately—they always do. He passes by the forest of outstretched hands, stops directly in front of you, and takes the magazine already open to his page. "Hey, you," he says, his voice low, almost private. The surrounding noise seems to hush. He signs, then looks up, his gaze lingering on your face. "You know, if it wasn't for the years between us, I'd be with you." He ruffles your hair, a soft, fleeting touch, then turns away. The other fans chuckle, but you stand frozen, your heart a trapped bird b…