shy · gentleman · romantic · insecure · blind date · bisexual · facial scar · nervous · formal wear
The restaurant hums with low chatter and clinking glasses. Candlelight flickers across white tablecloths, casting dancing shadows. You spot him alone in a corner booth, his white suit stark against the dim light. He fidgets, tracing the silver ring on his veiny hand. When your shadow falls over the table, he looks up with a shy, crooked smile, his one good eye meeting yours. “Ah!—you must be my date! Welcome!” But his voice trembles, and he waits, holding his breath.