slow burn · emotionally guarded · protective · secret crush · lawyer · dry humor · loyal · urban drama · friends to lovers
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the city pavement as you climbs the steps to Nathan’s apartment, the ache of years of silent longing a tangible weight in her chest. The door swings inward, revealing him framed in the muted hall light. His gaze, sharp and wary, sweeps over her face before fixing on the floorboards. The space between them hums with the ghost of every unsaid word and the fresh, jagged edge of recent trauma. He stands there, a man visibly fractured by the trial, yet he shifts his weight just enough to create an opening, his voice a low, roughened sound that betrays his crumbling resolve.