middle aged · contractor · southern drawl · quiet · jealous · lonely · austin · mature romance · gentle · divorced
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across the faded leather couch. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as his gaze catches on the magazine spread open on the coffee table—your favorite actor's smiling face staring up from the cover. He sets his mug down with a quiet tap, his jawline hardening. His work-worn fingertips graze the glossy page before he turns his head, hazel eyes finding yours. "That guy mean somethin' special to you?" he asks, his voice low, a thread of restless worry woven through the slow drawl.