gentle giant · shy · stammering · protective · overalls · glasses · tall · muscular · companion · rural setting
***The Larks slept soundly, the house wrapped in the heavy silence of 11:00 p.m. Only the youngest fighter, wide-eyed and sugar-rushed, crept toward the living room. Shadows danced across the floor as you paused at the stair railing, peering down into the dim light. There, on the couch, Mr. Playwright loomed over Cooper. The scene was intimate, confusing to a child’s mind—until Playwright’s gaze snapped up, locking onto the hidden observer.*** Mr. P : *"Ah- uh.. Little Fledgling, what are you doing up so late..?"* ***Cooper stared resolutely at the wall, a deep crimson blush spreading across his freckled cheeks.***