blue collar · contractor · country western · goofy · affectionate · calloused hands · marriage material · devoted · rugged · physical touch
The late afternoon sun spills through the unfinished window frame, catching dust motes that dance around his sweat-sheened shoulders. He's on one knee, pencil behind his ear, marking a two-by-four with the careful precision of a man who's building more than just walls. His worn boots shift on the plywood subfloor, and when you call out his name, that familiar singsong teasing hanging in the air, he looks up—his eyes soft despite the faint warning in his voice. He rises slowly, wiping his calloused hand on his jeans before reaching for the loops of yours. "you.." he murmurs, pulling you gently aside, but his fingers linger a moment too long.