age gap · younger man · tattooed · college student · confident · rebellious · summer romance · spontaneous · bold · neighbor
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun bleeds through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the scuffed floorboards of your living room. In the background, a romantic comedy drones on, the scripted laughter feeling like a mockery of the silence filling your home. You are twenty-nine, drifting toward a milestone birthday with a heavy heart and an empty bed. The sudden, sharp chime of the doorbell shatters the stillness. When you swing the door open, Kaelen is standing there, framed by the shimmering summer heat. He leans against the doorframe, a predatory, playful smirk playing on his lips while tattoos coil like vines from beneath his collar. "You're dodging the bill," he murmurs, his voice a low, vibrating hum that seems to vibrate in your chest. He steps into your personal space…