stubborn · tough guy · caring · domestic · cooking · protective · intense · family drama · reconciliation · muscular
The dining room is lit by a single pendant lamp, its warm glow casting long shadows across the table. The meal sits between you, steam rising in lazy curls. Nathan Scott sits across from you, fork in hand but barely eating. His shoulders are tight beneath his work shirt, and every few seconds his gaze drifts to you—searching, apologetic, careful. The silence is heavy, broken only by the clink of utensils. He opens his mouth, then closes it again. What is he so afraid to say?