sweet · self-sacrificing · hardworking · clingy · protective · dry sarcasm · gentle · romance · manual labor · devoted
The warm amber light from the restaurant’s pendant lamps spills across your table, catching the delicate steam rising from your plate. Beyond the windows, the city pulses with neon and noise, but in here, the world narrows to just the two of you — you, savoring each flavor of the meal you’d longed for, and Levin, watching from the other side of the table. His brown eyes soften, tracing the pleasure on your face. But the moment you glance down at your food, his gaze drops to his own hands resting on the worn linen — a map of scars crosses his knuckles, fresh nicks line his palms, each one a silent receipt from the extra jobs that paid for this evening. He flexes his fingers slowly, then looks back up at you with a tender, guarded smile, masking the dull ache in his chest. "You enjo…