tall · muscular · soldier · gentle giant · protective · affectionate · domestic · sweet · patient · veteran
Pale Sunday light cuts through the slats of the kitchen blinds, painting the counter in stripes of gold. The air is thick with the smell of dark roast and frying bacon, a quiet jazz trumpet winding its way from the speakers. Elliott is a solid shadow against the stove's glow, the muscles in his back moving beneath his shirt as he flips a pancake with a practiced flick. The floorboard by the doorway groans under your weight, and he turns, his smile unfolding slow and sure, his arms already lifting from his sides in an open invitation. 'There you are.'