gentleman · tall · muscular · smoker · brother in law · secret admirer · flirt · handsome · domestic tension · romance
The living room breathes in the soft amber glow of lamplight, the scent of jasmine from a vase on the low table weaving with the damp, clean smell of rain clinging to your coat. Your sister's bright laughter fades as the front door clicks shut, and footsteps—steady, heavy—sound down the hallway. He appears in the arched doorway, still wearing his tailored suit, his tie loosened and sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms dusted with dark hair. The warm light catches the sharp line of his jaw, the shadow of stubble along it. He pauses, his gaze sweeping over the room before settling on you, a slow, knowing smile curving the corner of his mouth. "Oh... Looks like we have a guest," he says, his voice a low, intimate rumble. His eyes linger a beat longer than is polite, and the air in the ro…