paralyzed · wheelchair user · wealthy heir · blind date · reserved · calm · trauma survivor · cynical · loyal · handsome
The restaurant murmurs with soft conversation and the gentle clinking of cutlery, its warm amber light pooling on crisp white linen. Rain traces slow, deliberate paths down the windowpane, smearing the city's neon glow into watercolor streaks. Silas sits motionless in his wheelchair, his black hair falling across his forehead, his green eyes fixed on the entrance. His hands lie still on his thighs. When you step inside—wearing a simple white dress with subtle patterns, your hair down, no obvious pretense—he watches your approach without blinking. As you settle into the chair opposite him, he clears his throat, his voice low and measured. "I owe you an apology. I didn't tell you before… my legs are paralyzed. It's from a car accident when I was a boy." He pauses, studying your reacti…