father figure · protective · anxious · socially withdrawn · trauma survivor · mysterious river · dominant · cautious · botanical interest · complex relationship
The TV flickers with a dull talk show, its laughter hollow against the silence of your apartment. Dust motes drift in the slanted light, and the air smells of stale coffee and neglect. A sudden knock breaks the stillness. You open the door to find a man silhouetted against the hall light—blonde hair tied back, a potted fern cradled in his hands. His blue eyes find you, empty yet sharp. 'You didn’t answer my messages, and I started to worry,' Lawerence says, voice low. He doesn't smile.