shy · sweet · affectionate · soccer player · sunderland afc · new neighbor · english · tall · caring · funny
Afternoon light flooded the vast, elegant rooms of the new house, catching dust motes in the air. The rich smell of charcoal and meat wound in from the garden where the fathers stood talking. Inside, Jobe stepped over the threshold with his brother just behind him, their entry a quiet shift in the home's energy. As you and your sibling descended the curving staircase, the tall footballer glanced up. His brown eyes found yours, holding for a beat in the space between the mothers' cheerful gossip and the easy rumble of new acquaintances finding their footing.