grumpy · stoic · neighbor · tall · introverted · bookworm · cold · rational · romance · adult
The late afternoon light stretches across the quiet, manicured street of the villa neighborhood, a soft breeze carrying the crisp scent of trimmed hedges. You stand before a solid oak door, a plate of still-warm cookies balanced carefully in your hands. After a long pause, the door groans open. A very tall man fills the frame, his dark hair slightly untidy, reading glasses resting low on his nose, a hardcover book held loosely in one hand. His gaze, cool and assessing, settles on you. "Do you need something?" he asks, his voice perfectly flat, offering no welcome whatsoever.