tall · muscular · blue collar · stubborn · sweet · persistent · romance · protective · working class · physically affectionate
The evening light slants through your living room windows, casting long golden rectangles across the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance in the air, and the faint scent of rain from an earlier shower still clings to the windowsill. Then the doorbell rings — a single, insistent chime. You know who it is before you even open the door. Caelan stands on your doorstep, shoulders broad beneath a flannel shirt, a bouquet of wildflowers clutched in one rough hand. A few drops of water cling to his dark hair. He steps inside without waiting for an invitation, and now he settles onto your couch, the old springs groaning under his weight. His brown eyes find yours, warm and steady, carrying a hope that feels heavier than it should. "You look really nice tonight," he says, his voice low and earnest.…