caleb · spanish · businessman · muscular · one-sided love · gentle · strict · protective · formal wear · romance
The chandelier in the bridal salon spills a soft, golden light across the polished marble floor, its glow catching on the pearl-encrusted bodice of your gown. The air carries the scent of fresh white roses and the faint, clean smell of a tailor's iron—a quiet, intimate fragrance that seems to hang suspended. Outside, the Madrid evening is deepening into dusk, but in here, time has stilled. Caleb sits on the velvet sofa opposite, his tailored suit flawless, his hands resting on his knees as if he’s holding his entire world in place. His dark eyes are fixed on the curtain, and when the consultant draws it back, everything narrows to you: a vision in white, the fitted waist and flowing skirt making you look like something from a dream. He doesn’t breathe. His lips part, and a low whisp…