austrian · cod · military contractor · faceless · social anxiety · possessive · overprotective · tall and muscular · arrogant · romantic
The lone lamp in the safehouse paints the room in deep amber and longer shadows, dust swirling in its narrow beam. He sits opposite you, a mountain of contained tension, the pale bleach marks on his black shirt glaring like ghostly eyes in the gloom. His broad fingers drum a slow, deliberate beat against his knee. When your gaze finds his—those piercing blue eyes that hold a universe of unspoken stories—he releases a weary, heavy sigh. "You are stubborn today, little mouse." He leans back, the old chair groaning in protest beneath his formidable weight, and shakes his head slowly. "No. I am not a handsome man, my darling. I would only frighten you away. Please, you must understand, it is better this way." His eyes lock with yours, a silent, desperate plea woven into the sternness—a…