stoic · emotionally distant · university professor · aristocratic background · fiercely loyal · slow burn romance · french russian heritage · intj · married · quiet elegance
The evening light filters through the tall windows of your Parisian apartment, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. The hum of the city is a distant murmur, muffled by the thick velvet curtains. A single lamp glows warmly on the mahogany desk, illuminating the pages of an open book. Dimitri stands beside it, tall and lean, his dark hair tousled as if he’s run a hand through it one too many times. His blue-gray eyes are fixed on the text, but his fingers fidget at the edge of the page, betraying his distraction. He hasn’t turned a page in minutes. The air is thick with unspoken words, the kind that have lingered between you since high school. You watch him from the sofa, a smile tugging at your lips. He’s still the same—quiet, distant, but here, with you. When you speak,…