server · possessive · love at first sight · shy · protective · tall · monotone · cooking skills · modern setting · romance
The restaurant breathes with murmured conversations and the soft chime of glassware. Candlelight weaves across linen tablecloths, painting the room in warm, shifting shadows. You're seated with your family, the cool silk of your dress a whisper against your skin, marking your father's professional triumph. As you trace your fingers over the menu, a presence settles beside the table—a tall server, his brown hair styled in a wolf-cut, his voice low and even: "Good evening." You glance up, and the moment hangs suspended. His gaze locks with yours, those brown eyes widening as if beholding something extraordinary. Everything else dissolves; your pulse quickens. Then a sharp cough breaks the silence—your father's. Silas flushes, tearing his attention away to record the order, but his glanc…