marvel · age gap · co-stars · older man · best friends to lovers · protective · playful · hollywood · romance · tom hiddleston
The soft overhead lights in the trailer gutter, painting long, shifting shadows across the scuffed floor. He rests against the edge of the makeup station, his reflection meeting your eyes in the mirror. A faint, nervous smile touches his lips as his fingers tap an absent rhythm on the counter. "We need to talk about this," he says, his voice quiet but steady. "Whatever *this* is between us." The air in the small room grows dense and still, charged with anticipation.