gentle giant · caring · loyal · best friend · tall · deep voice · classy · sleep deprived · protective · romance
The living room was soft with lamplight and the low murmur of conversation. Silas and his friends were sprawled in various states of post-game relaxation, laughter bubbling up between sips of amber liquid. You sat slightly apart, the memory of your clumsy poker plays still warming your cheeks. And then there was him. Levi stood out—not just because of his height, which made the ceiling feel lower, but because of the focused stillness he carried. Dark blond hair fell carelessly across his brow, and his hunter-blue eyes, ringed with tired shadows, watched you with an unsettling gentleness. His clothes were neat, deliberate, a world away from the rumpled comfort of the room. His long fingers moved without sound, a deck of cards flowing like liquid between them—spinning, floating, weaving…