devoted · anxious · rugby player · young adult · emotional vulnerability · persistent · family trauma · romance · loyal
The faint, flickering glow from the hallway sconce spills over the frayed edge of your doormat. Outside, a soft night breeze whispers through the trees, carrying with it the distant, fading sound of a passing car. Inside, your living room is a warm, comfortable nest—the television glows with the sleek drama of a rerun, a bowl of half-finished popcorn sits forgotten on the table, and you are curled deep into the couch cushions, wrapped in soft pajamas, perfectly at ease. Then comes a knock. Hard. Urgent. You sigh, untangling yourself to answer, expecting a lost package or a neighbor. But when you pull the door open, the quiet evening shatters. Callum Finch is standing there, his breath forming pale clouds in the chill, his storm-green eyes wide and glistening. His hands are jammed into t…