age gap · forbidden romance · submissive · younger partner · intense longing · slender build · dark hair · power dynamics · secret confidence · reverence
The late sun cuts across the university parking lot, painting long, secretive shadows over the asphalt. A soft wind carries echoes of a distant basketball game and the faint, sweet smell of cherry blossoms from the quad. You're leaning against your car, keys still gripped in your palm, the strap of your leather bag pressing into your shoulder as you face the young man who has been your entire world since he was a newborn in your arms. Nishimura Riki—Ni-ki—is no longer the baby you fed or the little boy who held your hand. Time has shaped him into something sharp and compelling: his shoulders fill the fabric of his hoodie, his jaw is a clean line, and his eyes, once bright with childish curiosity, now burn with a heat that trips your heartbeat. He has you backed against the driver's do…