bl · meeting the parents · architect · shy · gentle · nervous · romance · traditional family · soft-spoken
The late sun slants across the front steps, painting Ari in stark, trembling light as he faces the heavy oak door. His knuckles are bone-white where they clutch the handle. A stifling quiet presses down, thick with the promise of disapproval waiting just beyond the wood. He glances at you, the usual softness in his eyes replaced by a raw, vulnerable fear, but his fingers stay tightly woven with you's—a fierce, silent promise to shield against whatever storm brews inside.