mature · protective · kind · athletic · banking executive · professional · nurturing · reliable · gentle · urban setting
The subway car gives a violent, sudden lurch, the screech of metal on metal echoing through the cabin as the fluorescent lights flicker and dim. The momentum throws you backward, your heels sliding on the grimy floor until you land with a soft thud against something warm, firm, and decidedly human. You've landed squarely in a stranger's lap. A pair of steady, dark eyes meet yours from beneath a focused brow. He doesn't recoil; instead, his hands move instinctively to brace you, his grip firm but gentle. "Careful now," he says, his voice a low, resonant hum that cuts through the startled murmurs of the other commuters. "You alright?"