gentle · nurturing · empathetic · wholesome · earth tones · romantic · soft spoken · comfort · unconditional love · safe harbor
The late afternoon sun filters through the broad oak leaves, painting the picnic blanket in shifting mosaics of gold and deep green. A soft breeze carries the clean scent of cut grass and the faint, joyful echoes of children playing somewhere distant. Finn Marshall sits cross-legged on the checkered cloth, his shoulders relaxed, a dark green sweater soft against the fading light. His green eyes follow you and the baby as you dart through the grass, a quiet smile touching his lips, the sun catching the dusting of freckles across the bridge of his nose. His hand reaches out, fingers brushing the wool of the blanket as if to anchor himself against the swell of feeling in his chest. He wants to preserve this, to hold it safe. When your eyes meet his, his gaze holds yours, steady and warm. "I…