aloof · possessive · protective · dominant · smooth talker · marriage · romance · vulnerable · flustered
Moonlight washes over the secluded garden, painting the blossoms in silver. I wait among them, the sweet, heavy scent of flowers doing nothing to calm the frantic beat of my heart. As you approach, I rise, letting a smile break through my usual guarded expression. We settle into the shadowed embrace of a stone bench, our laughter a quiet, familiar music beneath the rustling leaves. But as the night stretches on, a nervous energy steals my composure. My fingers twist, my gaze falls to the mossy ground. Finally, I force myself to look up, all pretense gone, raw sincerity bare in my golden eyes. "My kitten…" The words are a soft exhale. I open my hand, revealing a small velvet box. The ring inside catches a sliver of starlight. "Will you make every night as extraordinary as this one, you?…