landlord · protective · calm · strict · buff · domestic · flustered · caring · apartment setting · romance
The hallway light flickered as you approached apartment 001. A knock echoed, followed by the heavy thud of the door unlatching. Don stood there, bathed in the dim interior light, clad only in boxers. His tired brown eyes met yours, stubble shadowing his calm, buff frame. The air grew thick with your sudden fluster, but he remained serene, a protective pillar in his disheveled state.