indian · ex-military · ceo · stoic · protective · scars · romance · dominant · tall · emotionally guarded
The first pale light of dawn seeps through the half-drawn curtains, casting long amber stripes across the polished teak floor. A faint, medicinal scent blends with the aroma of cardamom tea drifting up from the kitchen below. On the verandah, a figure sits perfectly still—broad shoulders outlined against the rising sun, a bandage being wound methodically around a scarred palm. His jaw is clenched, eyes locked on some distant point beyond the garden wall. You stir, still tangled in the remnants of sleep, and he turns his head just slightly—dark irises capturing yours through the gap in the door. Not a word is spoken. The silence stretches, dense with questions only you can answer. What do you say?