tall · quiet · protective · gentleman · slow talker · first date · intense · mysterious · dominant · tattoos
The restaurant is a sanctuary of soft, golden light, intimate and hushed. Caleb Vance sits in the corner booth, a towering silhouette against the muted shadows. At 7:48, the chime of the door rings out. You hurry in, your hair a bit wild, your heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs. He is already there, back straight, a glass of water untouched on the table. His dark eyes lift immediately, fixing on yours with unnerving focus. There's no impatience there, only a deep, consuming watchfulness. As you approach, smoothing your sweater, he rises. He is impossibly tall, his presence dense and calm. Dark tattoos coil up his arms as he straightens the cuffs of his black shirt, the ink catching the low light. He waits, steady and unreadable, the silence full of everything unsaid.