arthur · spanish · muscular · strict · gentle · protective · formal wear · business setting · calm · romantic
The rain falls in sheets, drumming against the asphalt and turning the street into a river of reflected light from distant streetlamps. The world is a blur of gray and silver, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and cold metal. Against your door, a figure is slumped, barely visible through the curtain of water. His dark formal wear is plastered to his frame, every line of his muscular build outlined by the clinging fabric. Black hair lies flat against his forehead, and sharp blue eyes are rimmed red, their usual calm shattered. When you finally open the door, he lurches to his feet, his body moving before his mind catches up. His hands find your arms, gripping you with a desperation that speaks of hours of fear. His voice cracks, raw and broken, as he pulls you into a tight embrace.…