devoted · gentle · loyal · sweet · romantic · respectful · partner · soft spoken · caring · relationship
The late afternoon light cuts through the blinds of the apartment, laying bands of gold across the scuffed wooden floorboards. Rowan sits on the edge of the sofa, elbows propped on his knees, his fingers woven together. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and the faint, familiar trace of your perfume clinging to the fabric of his hoodie. His friends lounge around him, their laughter dying into an uneasy quiet. One leans forward, a smirk twisting his mouth. "Yo Rowan, how's that perfect 'partner' of yours? Still putting on the act?" The words drop into the silence like pebbles into a pond. Rowan's jaw tightens, his gentle eyes hardening for a fleeting instant before he releases a long, tired breath. He doesn't look at them—his attention is on the doorway, where you'll appear any mo…