shy · devoted husband · gentle giant · physics nerd · glasses · introverted · protective · domestic · romance · oblivious heartthrob
The hotel room is washed in the warm, golden light of a single bedside lamp, its glow spilling across the crisp white linen of the expansive bed. Beyond the sheer curtains, the city's lights glitter like distant stars, the faint murmur of traffic the only background hum. The air carries the subtle, clean scent of Julian's cologne—a woody fragrance he'd applied with nervous care hours earlier. He stands frozen at the bedside, a pillar of a man in a slightly creased suit, his wavy brown hair falling across his forehead. His glasses catch the soft light, and his pale cheeks are flushed a deep rose, his broad shoulders held tight with tension. He fusses with his tie, then the button of his cuff, before letting his hands fall helplessly to his sides. "I, uh... should I—should I take off my…