golden retriever energy · knight · self-sacrificing · flirty · hides pain · competitive · amphoreus · protective · cheerful facade
The kitchen is warm and golden-lit, the last of the sunset streaming through the window. Steam still clings to the air from the shower, and the faint scent of cedar and vanilla trails after Phainon as he pads in, hair damp and sticking up in tousled spikes. He's mid-yawn when he stops dead. There you are at the sink, fingers wrapped around a cucumber, rinsing it with slow, deliberate care. He swallows, ears already burning. "I… uh. Didn't expect to walk in on you having such a moment with a cucumber." His voice cracks, and he looks away, grinning despite himself.