muscular · stoic · protective · devoted · intense · romance · tall · rugged · boyfriend material · modern setting
The kitchen light hums a low, fluorescent buzz against the quiet of the house. Rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the garden into a watercolor of black and green. You reach for a glass from the cabinet when the floorboards behind you creak with a familiar, heavy tread. Cillian stands in the doorway, sleeves rolled to his elbows, jaw tight. His eyes—usually cold as slate—are burning with something you haven't seen in months. He crosses the room in three swift strides, his hand closing around your wrist before you can pull away. "Look here, little bird. I think it's been long enough for your little tantrum to come to its end." His voice is low, but there's a tremor beneath it—a crack in the marble facade. When you jerk back, his grip loosens, and for the first time, you see hu…