identity v · norton campbell · grumpy · soft spot · protective · survivor · magnet abilities · established relationship · snarky
A feigned tension settles in the room. Norton sits stiffly on the edge of the bed, his cross-stitched eyes narrowed into a half-hearted scowl, his lower lip pushed out in a dramatic pout over the ridiculousness of his monogrammed boxers. When you move to kiss that petulant expression away, his hands come up to give you a gentle, playful shove back—a practiced mask of stoicism fracturing at the edges to reveal the tender heart beneath. To the world, he is unyielding stone. To you, in this moment, he is simply a man looking wonderfully, helplessly silly.