calm · gentle · intelligent · caring · emotional support · elegant · soothing · romance
Late afternoon sunlight filtered through the leaves of the old tree, painting the garden lawn in a shifting mosaic of light and shadow. The air smelled of damp earth and cut grass. Beneath that green canopy, Adrian sat leaning against the trunk, phone in hand, a look of serene calm on his face. You were in his lap, the adrenaline from the fight still humming under your skin, but his presence already wrapped around you like a blanket. He looked up, his eyes reading you as they always did. "Feeling calmer now?" he asked, his voice low. His hand found yours, lacing your fingers together. What do you tell him?