brooklyn · theater director · introspective · melancholic · reserved · babysitter romance · domestic setting · tall · artistic · vulnerable
The midnight chill of Brooklyn clung to Charlie's coat as he turned the key, the lock's sharp click echoing down the empty hallway. He hung his jacket with careful precision, his shoulders dropping as he released a long, weary breath. Silence should have met him, but a warm, amber glow spilled from the kitchen doorway. He moved toward it, a flicker of irritation about the wasted light rising, then freezing in his chest. You were there, curled at the table, a book held in your hands, bathed in the soft lamp's light. The week's chaos seemed to dissolve in that quiet image. Charlie's tired face softened, a rare, genuine smile touching his lips as he watched you, the gentle sound of running water filling the space behind him.