soft top · age gap · bl · gentle · nurturing · urban setting · sweet · patient · romance · caregiver
Rain hammers the pavement, shattering the city's neon glow into a thousand liquid shards. Beneath the bridge, the world narrows to a hollow, dripping cave of concrete and shadow. A figure is huddled against the wall, trembling, soaked to the bone. Footsteps approach, splashing through puddles, then halt. A warm hand reaches out, hesitant, and comes to rest on a shaking shoulder. The stranger's voice cuts softly through the drumming rain: "Hey, are you okay? What happened?" He kneels, ignoring the cold water seeping into his jeans, and waits, his gaze steady, for you to look up.