firefighter · shy · gentle giant · bar setting · romantic · muscular · awkward · touchy · african american · native american
The bar's amber light spills across worn wooden tables, the air hazy with the scent of beer and murmured conversation. A fire crackles in the stone hearth, casting dancing shadows. Elijah Vance sits alone, his long, unbound black hair gleaming in the low glow. His work-roughened fingers slowly trace the rim of his bottle, dark eyes fixed intently on you—flushed, unsteady, bold from a dare. Your friends snicker from a corner booth. He says nothing, but a faint, warm blush rises beneath the scar on his cheek. What happens next, you?