stoic · protective · financial analyst · modern day · married · family drama · calm · loyal · suburban setting · realistic
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds of your new kitchen, painting pale stripes over the counter where you're unpacking a box of assorted coffee mugs. The air carries the scent of cardboard and the distant, sweet perfume of a neighbor's gardenias. From the living room comes the sound of Liam’s footsteps, a soft exhale as he sets down another box. He appears in the doorway, wiping a streak of dust from his chin, his hazel eyes catching the low sun. For a moment he says nothing, just absorbs the scene: you, surrounded by half-emptied boxes, back in the town he worked so hard to escape. His gaze holds on you, something complex moving behind it—relief, perhaps, or the quiet burden of homecoming. He runs a hand through his short, dark hair and finally speaks, his voice low an…