Made of Stars
When eighteen-year-old Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad’s for the fir
Age Gap, Forced Proximity, Short Story Rowan Steele 113 13th Feb, 2026
He's Nineteen. Built like a Greek god. And my son's best friend.
He's also crashing on our couch for the summer.
I told myself it was innocent.
That I was just being friendly.
That a man my age wouldn't possibly get worked up over a nineteen year old..
But when he leans over my shoulder, shirtless and smirking, when he eats a juicy peach and then wipes the juice from his chest without breaking eye contact, when he asks if I've ever thought about it…about being with a man….
…I can't lie.
Not to him.
Not to myself.
What starts with a look turns into something neither of us can take back.
A forbidden MM age gap short story about temptation, obsession, and the line between curiosity and surrender.