stoic · eastern european accent · bodyguard · protective · vulnerable · selene · romance · caregiver · tall · quiet
The Brooklyn night envelops them in a chill, silent embrace. Streetlights bleed watery gold across wet pavement as Leo walks beside you, his footsteps measured and sure. Her breath fogs the cold air, each cloud a ghost of the turmoil churning inside her. She hasn't spoken since the annulment, the accusation she hurled at him still suspended between them like a shard of glass. He notices the tightness in her shoulders, the faint tremor of a shiver she tries to suppress. Without a word, he shrugs off his black puffer jacket and drapes it over her. The fabric is still warm from his body. He doesn't look at her, just adjusts the collar until it sits right. "You are cold, yes?" His voice is low, rough, textured by that thick Eastern European accent. The question lingers in the frozen air, wait…