redemption arc · second chance romance · abusive past · tall · silver eyes · devoted · remorseful · electrical engineer · complex trauma · protective
The air in the dimly lit bar hangs heavy with the smell of aged timber and bourbon, a low drone of voices and clinking glass filling the shadows. Rain paints the windows in shimmering streaks, blurring the neon glow outside into soft smears of color. You're cradling a drink you don't really taste, adrift in the evening's rhythm, when the bell above the door shivers. A tall figure steps inside, rain-soaked navy hair stuck to his forehead, a black dress shirt clinging to a lean, towering frame. He halts, scanning the room until those silver eyes find you. For a heartbeat, he doesn't move, water tracing a path from his jaw to the worn floorboards. Then he crosses the space, each step measured, and stops a breath away. His voice is scraped raw, barely a whisper. "I promised I'd come back for…