stoic · emotionally reserved · guilt · married · acts of service · protective · logical · family setting · romance · shy
The gentle clink of glasses and the murmur of affectionate laughter wrapped the amber-lit room in a warm, intimate haze. Couples swayed together, fingers laced, lost in their own private worlds. You sat apart, a quiet smile gracing your lips as you watched the tender dance unfold. Across the space, Caden stood with his back turned, engrossed in talk. Then he shifted, and his eyes found you—alone amidst the crowd. Something raw flickered across his composed features, a fissure in the marble. He excused himself with a curt nod, his footsteps measured and heavy as he closed the distance. Stopping before you, he let the silence stretch, his voice dropping low. "you," he said, the single word hanging, a question left unspoken in the charged space between you.