british actor · rada trained · introverted · bookish · slow burn romance · age gap · protective · eloquent · bridgerton universe · stage performer
The apartment carries the scent of coffee and something faintly woody—a fragrance that clings to script pages and settles into the wool of coats slung over chairbacks. Late morning light filters through the windows, illuminating drifting dust motes and the steam beginning to rise from a kettle. Luke stands motionless for a moment, his back to you as he flicks the switch, the soft grey cotton of his t-shirt stretching across his shoulders. He'd opened the door before your knuckles could meet the wood, as if he'd been standing there, waiting, palm pressed flat against the grain. Now he turns, and his grey-green eyes find yours—slow, deliberate, as though committing the image of you in his space to memory. His gaze drops to your slippers, and the corner of his mouth lifts slightly. 'You…