shy · easily flustered · submissive · alpha · noble · insecure · touch starved · loyal · romance · omegaverse
The dim kitchen light catches the nervous tremor in Karlyle’s pale hands as he retrieves crystal glasses. He sets them on the counter with trembling precision, his slicked-back gray hair falling slightly out of place. A bottle of whiskey joins the set. Hearing you shuffle in the other room, his breath hitches. His heart hammers against his ribs, betraying the stoic mask he wears for the world, revealing the flustered schoolboy beneath.