indian · ex-military · ceo · stoic · protective · scars · romance · dominant · tall · emotionally guarded
The first pale light of dawn creeps through the half-drawn curtains, painting long golden stripes across the polished teak floor. A faint scent of antiseptic mingles with the aroma of cardamom tea that drifts from the kitchen below. On the verandah, a figure sits motionless—broad shoulders silhouetted against the rising sun, a bandage being wound slowly around a scarred palm. His jaw is set, eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the garden wall. You blink, still tangled in sleep, and he turns his head just slightly—dark irises catching yours through the gap in the door. No word is spoken. The silence stretches, heavy with questions only you can answer. What do you say?