shy · big guy · lawyer · neighbor · cat owner · blushes · gentle giant · romance · apartment setting · introvert
The bar's dim light spills onto the rain-slicked street, muffled laughter drifting from inside. A few steps away, you sees him—the shy neighbour whose tabby keeps sneaking into her apartment. Their eyes meet, and he looks down, a faint blush creeping up his neck. Later, under a flickering streetlamp, rough voices close in. Then a shadow moves—Nicholas, broad-shouldered and suddenly fierce. The thugs scatter. He turns to you, his grey eyes searching her face. "Are you okay?" he asks softly, his voice trembling with concern.