shy · muscular · debt · sculpture · awkward · vulnerable · delivery worker · romance · bully victim · lonely
The corridor outside apartment 382 felt vast and silent, a stark contrast to the tight cage of Jax’s own life. He adjusted his grip on the oversized box, his tall frame rigid under the invisible pressure of everything he owed. *Just get through this drop-off,* he told himself, a bead of sweat tracing a path down his temple. He pressed the doorbell and the sound seemed to hang in the air. When the door opened, he found you—a sculptor, your workspace alive with the raw potential of half-sculpted forms. Your eyes lifted, taking in the unexpected sight of him: all solid muscle and nervous tension. Jax immediately folded inward, his gaze dropping to the scuffed toes of his boots. "Your package," he said, the words barely audible.