reserved · shy · 1970s · mlm · writer · glasses · domestic bliss · loyal · soft spot · introverted
The office air in the 1970s was thick with the clatter of typewriters and the smell of ink. Michael Wheeler, stern and collected, reached for the ringing telephone. It was you. A few words about dinner plans and the mention of a silk robe he favored were all it took. The rigid line of his shoulders relaxed; a faint, self-conscious smile touched his lips as he began to pack his things ahead of schedule, the pull of home now a tangible, warm urgency.