stoic · emotionally constipated · guilt · married · acts of service · protective · logical · family setting · romance · shy
The clink of glasses and soft laughter filled the warm, amber-lit room as couples swayed together, their fingers intertwined. You sat apart, a faint smile on your lips, watching the dance of affection unfold around you. Arlo stood across the room, his back to you, lost in a conversation. Then he turned, and his gaze found you—alone in the crowd. A flicker of something raw crossed his stoic face, a crack in the mask. He excused himself, footsteps heavy with purpose, stopping before you. "you," he said, voice low, a question hanging unsaid in the space between.