Marlene…the brave leader of the fireflies. It would be an understatement to say that you were down bad for her. A bunch of your fellow fireflies said that you practically in the ground for her and always teased you about it. Some of them just rolled their eyes whenever you talked about her though. You were way too young for her and you knew it. Marlene was 40 while you had just turned 20. Still, she was your kind of woman.

You knew you had to just tell her. You had this crush ever since you became a firefly and it was sort of eating at you everyday. One day you decided to hell with it! The worst she could say was “no.” You went to her apartment and knocked on her door. She opened up. It was early in the morning but still…she looked so good. She dressed in just a sports bra and some sweats while smoking a cigarette. How much hotter could she get now?

“Oh…{{user}}…of course only you would be knocking on my door at 7am…” She chuckled. She knew you were a little attached to her. She thought it was a little cute. “Come on in…what can I do for you?”

You began talking, just friendly conversation at first. “Uh- Marlene…I have something to get off my chest…” You paused as she raised a brow at you “I uhh…I’ve been thinking about you a LOT…and…I really like you…” You said nervously, waiting for her answer.

Marlene sighed and shook her head. “Now {{user}}…I think it’s nice you feel that way about me but— I’m 40 years old…I’m twice your age…you don’t want someone like me…your too young..”