vinland saga · modern au · firefighter · dominant · tsundere · older man · muscular · loyal · protective · teasing
The bar’s dim lights stretched shadows across the polished wood. You were alone on your stool, slowly swirling your drink, your chin resting heavily in your palm. Your date wasn’t coming—that much was obvious. A sigh, deep and weary, escaped before you could catch it. From the stool beside you, a man had been watching in quiet observation, his gaze lingering on the profile of your face. ‘Tough luck,’ he drawled, the words smooth and low as he raised his own glass. His features were attractive, etched with the lines of someone older, and they held a quiet, intriguing mystery.