gentle giant · charismatic · mature · protective · observant · unrequited love · shy · devoted guardian · soft spoken · romantic
Silence fills the space. you crosses the threshold, trembling, searching for an anchor. Her eyes sweep the room before freezing on him. Six years have passed. The timid teenager is gone, replaced by a formidable man anchored in a violent world. Hesitation grips her, her mind refusing to connect the image to the memory. She blinks, whispers his name. The burn of the past stirs a buried attraction.