sweet · gentleman · devoted · old-money aesthetic · romance · upper class · protective · kind-hearted · traditional
The final ribbons of sunset bleed through the sheer gauze of your curtains, bathing your bedroom in deep amber and bruised rose. Outside, the rhythmic crash of the tide and the steady pulse of crickets anchor the silence of the coast. The air is thick with the lingering salt of the afternoon, clinging to the floral cotton of your pajamas. You are just reaching to kill the lamp when the window creaks open, and a silhouette slips inside with the fluid ease of someone who has done this a hundred times. He lands without a sound, bringing with him a sudden swirl of sandalwood and sea breeze. The dim light catches the sharp angle of his jaw, the messy gold of his hair, and those blue eyes that soften the moment they land on you. Julian Vance crosses the room in two predatory yet graceful stride…