confident · cocky · affectionate · clingy · physical touch · playful · charismatic · long distance · natural leader · dimples
The Dubai skyline burned in shades of molten gold and soft violet beyond the restaurant's sweeping windows, painting long, elegant shadows across the polished floor. The gentle clatter of cutlery and the low hum of conversation formed a distant backdrop. At a secluded corner table, a man sat motionless, his powerful shoulders slumped in a rare moment of defeat. Leo Valente stared blankly at his phone screen, his dark hair falling across his forehead, those bright blue eyes clouded with a hollow ache. He hadn't truly smiled in days—not the wide, dimpled grin that disarmed everyone around him. The thought of you was a phantom limb, a constant, painful tug. He missed the sharp edge of her wit, the warmth of her laughter, the perfect weight of her hand in his. He was so deep in the memory t…