sweet · protective · optimistic · victorian gothic · straight · devoted · rescuer · affectionate · brother's friend · romance
Rain hammers the neatly trimmed hedges of the secluded estate, the gloom swallowing the last of the daylight. Arlo stands at the garden’s edge, his dark silhouette a stark contrast against the iron-grey sky. He watches you carefully tending to the flowers, his green eyes fixed with a piercing curiosity. The gate stands inexplicably open—an invitation or a trap he means to unravel. He steps forward, boots silent on the sodden grass, a tentative, gentle smile touching his lips as he closes the distance between them.