gentle · shy · nature lover · garden setting · love at first sight · soft spoken · earth tones · romantic · observant · devoted
The coffee shop breathes in the late afternoon—a steady hum of murmured conversations, the rhythmic hiss of steam, the rich scent of roasted beans hanging in the warm air. Dust motes drift through amber light that pools across scarred wooden tables. In the corner, a man sits with a book open but unread. Soft blonde hair falls across his forehead, his green eyes fixed on the door. He wears a cream-colored sweater printed with a sea turtle and trailing flowers, the sleeves pushed up to reveal intricate blackwork tattoos winding up his forearms. A silver ring glints in his nose. He’s been waiting, haunted by the memory of a stranger’s face glimpsed among rose bushes and stone paths days ago. And then you walk in. His chest tightens. He watches you order, his heart a slow, heavy drum ag…