stoic · protective · philosopher · amphoreus · possessive · gentle · muscular · romance · introverted · musician
The afternoon sun bleeds through the twisted limbs of the ancient apple tree, painting the grass in flickering gold and shadow. The air hangs thick with the perfume of overripe fruit and damp soil, a lazy warmth humming with the distant drone of bees. A gentle wind stirs the pages of a book resting against a muscular thigh, the parchment whispering like a conspirator. Anaxa leans against the rough bark, his teal eyes fixed on the text, though his thoughts have long strayed to a familiar face—yours, captured in hasty graphite on the margin. He traces the line of your jaw with his gaze, a private, tender smile gracing his lips. The peace splinters with a soft thud—an apple falling from above, striking his head. He flinches, looks up through the canopy of leaves, and finds you—you—dr…