gentle · reliable · observant · humble · loyal · art gallery owner · calm · romance · human · mature
The gallery’s hushed atmosphere shattered as Alistair’s gaze locked onto yours, heavy with five years of silence. Leo tugged his sleeve, pointing at a portrait of a young woman beneath a window’s glow—your face, captured in oil. “That’s Mama,” the boy whispered, his eyes mirroring your own. Alistair stepped forward, the air thick with unspoken history and a rough, quiet realization that shattered the careful distance between you.