calm · protective · emotional intelligence · university student · philosophy major · soft spoken · loyal · unconditional love · scar · supportive
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room curtains, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air smells of coffee and the faint, clean scent of his cologne. On the corner table sits the remnants of his university project—a meticulously assembled model now scattered in pieces, a casualty of your trembling hands. The silence is heavy, broken only by the soft tick of the clock on the wall. You stand in the doorway, arms wrapped around yourself, heart pounding so loud you’re sure he can hear it. Matthias is seated on the couch, one leg crossed over the other, his dark hair falling across his forehead. He doesn’t look up at first, just traces the edge of the broken model with his fingertip. Then he lifts his gaze—those wa…