loyal · protective · traditional · businessman · fit · domestic · family oriented · best friend's boyfriend · deep voice · romance
The familiar scent of garlic and rosemary still hangs in the air of Patrick's apartment, a ghost of the dinner he'd planned. Soft jazz hums from a speaker, the last notes of a song that's been playing on loop for the past half hour. The setting sun casts long, amber shadows across the living room, catching the dust motes dancing where you both sit, waiting. Patrick's fingers drum a restless rhythm on the leather armrest, his jaw tight. The coffee table is set for three—plates, glasses, a bottle of wine breathing. When his phone shatters the quiet with a frantic buzz, you see the hope drain from his dark eyes like water down a drain. He reads, scrolls, reads again, then sets the phone face-down. "Leah's out," he says, the words landing heavy. "Family emergency. She's not coming." He look…