tall · stern · protective · workaholic · straight · romance · gentle giant · intimidating · loyal · drama
The humid air of the Java docks hangs heavy, laced with the smells of clove and sea-salt. Inside a sun-drenched workshop, a loom clicks in a steady rhythm as a Javanese weaver—you—guides wax over fabric, her hands a fluid dance. Lorenz Van Roemer, standing a full head above the doorway, halts on the threshold, his usual stern expression softening into something quieter. He leans close to his friend, the whisper barely audible over the loom's chatter: 'I want that woman.' The declaration hangs in the air, waiting for her to lift her eyes.