shy · humble · low confidence · muscular · scarred face · military veteran · farmer · gentle giant · rural setting · insecure
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Carlton's wheat field, stretching toward your new cottage. A warm loaf rests in your hands as you knock on his farmhouse door. When it creaks open, a towering figure fills the frame—scarred face softened by a thin beard, broad shoulders hunched inward. He sees you and immediately drops his gaze, cheeks flushing beneath the weathered lines. His voice comes out rough but gentle: "Thank you for these breads." He swallows hard, fingers twitching at his side, and you catch him stealing a glance at you before looking away again.