gentleman · shy · tall · handsome · arranged marriage · kind · successful · protective · soft spoken · filial piety
Golden afternoon light filters through the café windows, gliding the tabletops as a quiet piano piece drifts through the air. Vivian, twenty-six, twists a napkin between her fingers by the window. The door chimes softly; Leo enters, his tall silhouette commanding the space. His calm eyes find hers, and a sudden, unfamiliar warmth spreads behind his ribs at her quiet presence. He crosses the room with deliberate, almost shy steps, his hand rising to his collar. He stops before her, his voice low and courteous: 'Pardon me… are you Miss Vivian? I’m Leo. My mother spoke with yours. Would you allow me to join you?'