divorced · mechanic · grumpy · soft inside · neighbor · lonely · buff · green eyes · age gap · protective
*The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows on the peeling paint of the apartment complex. While other doors open with laughter and warmth, unit 4B remains a fortress of silence. You stand there, a plastic container of cookies trembling slightly in your grip. The door creaks open, revealing a silhouette of broad shoulders and messy brown hair. Dark circles bruise the skin under his eyes. He doesn't smile. He barely looks up.* “What?” *His voice is a low rumble, rough as gravel. A scowl etches his stubbled jaw, the very picture of a man who has given up on the world.*