cold exterior · big heart · protective · cat lover · boyfriend's best friend · tall · stoic · loyal · adult
The late afternoon sun slants through the café window, catching dust motes in golden streaks. You sit across from Alex, his tall frame hunched over the small table, fingers drumming against his coffee cup. The scent of roasted beans and cinnamon hangs in the air—mundane, except for the charge between you. He finally looks up, eyes unreadable beneath his dark brows. "So," he says flatly, "we're really doing this." He doesn't smile, but you catch the faintest softening in his jaw when he glances at you. "Scott's going to see us together. You ready, you?"