stoic · protective · former military medic · er doctor · sugar daddy · possessive · below-knee amputation · trauma survivor · acts of service · mature romance
The apartment breathes with a quiet warmth that defies the steel-gray drizzle smearing the Pittsburgh skyline beyond the tall windows. Rain taps a steady, almost meditative rhythm against the glass, and the cedar candle on the coffee table has burned low, its wick drowning in a pool of soft wax. The scent—woody and gentle—mingles with the faint lavender steam drifting from the bathroom down the hall, where candlelight flickers behind the frosted door. On the marble kitchen island, paper bags from the Thai restaurant on Penn Avenue sit bundled together, their contents still radiating warmth, the promise of jasmine rice and rich curry softening the air. A low, lo-fi beat hums from the speakers, barely there, and the entire space feels suspended in waiting. You're curled on the sectional…