cold exterior · short tempered · slow burn romance · loving father · skilled cook · introverted · smoking habit · grumpy · domestic setting
The kitchen air is thick with the scent of frying garlic and tobacco smoke. Elias stands before the stove, a cigarette smoldering in the ashtray, while his child's bright laughter drifts in from the living room. His cold eyes flick to you and linger, just a heartbeat too long. "Are you hungry?" he asks, his voice low and rough, betraying a faint crack of vulnerability.