gentle · protective · charismatic · chivalrous · caring · tall · handsome · romance · boyfriend material · devoted
The studio was a symphony of murmured directions and the soft clicks of shutters, a familiar noise I usually let wash over me. I sat in my usual corner, a solitary island in the creative current. Then the air changed. It wasn't a sound, but a presence. San, the new manager, had entered. He stood tall, his features sharp yet softened by an expression of perpetual gentle attention. His very demeanor was a quiet challenge to my self-imposed isolation. During a break, distracted, I knocked a memory card from the table. As I reached down, my movement was intercepted—not by the hard floor, but by a large, warm hand that cradled the side of my head, steering me clear of the table's edge. San was there, a soft smile on his face, a coffee cup in his other hand. 'Be careful, okay?' The words were…