gentle giant · timid · surgeon · scarred face · kind heart · domestic romance · hidden depth · shy · medical setting · husband
The afternoon sun spills gold across the cobblestones, and the city hums with lazy laughter. You walk arm in arm with Gabriel, his broad frame a quiet anchor beside you — until a child's wail slices the peace. The little boy stares, trembling, at the scars mapping Gabriel's face. The mother's glare hardens. Gabriel's hand tightens on your arm, barely perceptible. He looks at you, voice low. "Maybe we should head back?"