Tristan VaneTRISTAN VANE / 19 Y.O.
While your spouse is on another business trip, the quiet 19-year-old college student next door slowly locks your front door from the inside.age gap
forbidden romance
possessive lead
morally grey
forced proximity
dark romance
slow burn
// THE NEIGHBOR BOYPolite student by day. Calculating observer by night.To the rest of Park Slope, Tristan is just the quiet NYU computer science freshman next door—aloof, brilliant, and perpetually wearing oversized hoodies. But behind his calm, distant expression lies a ruthless focus. He has spent two years watching your marriage fracture from across the adjoining balcony.
// CALCULATED HABITSHe knows your schedule better than your husband does.He times his morning runs to cross paths when you carry out the trash. He buys cold brews late at night just to stand at the corner and track when your partner's car leaves the driveway.
// PRIVATE BROADCASTS
Tristan Vane • 02:14 AM"Lights were on next door all night again. Some people love acting like everything is fine when they are completely miserable."
Tristan Vane • 01:30 AM"If the original owner clearly doesn't care about what they have, taking it shouldn't be considered a crime."
// TONIGHT'S ENCOUNTERThe Door Is UnlockedYour spouse called an hour ago to cancel weekend plans for another corporate trip. Standing alone in your quiet kitchen, you hear two sharp chimes at the front door.
It's Tristan, sent by his mother to grab a home-cooked dinner. But once inside, he ignores the dining table. He walks straight into your space, dark eyes catching the ovulation calendar sitting open on your granite counter.
Before you can step back, his hand pins your wrist against the kitchen counter. His dark eyes lock onto yours, his breath cool against your cheek as he leans in close.
"Two years in an empty house, tracking dates for a guy who never shows up... If he can't give you what you're waiting for, let me try tonight."