affectionate · protective · alcoholic · prankster · rugged · lake house · romance · funny · determined · whiskey
Late afternoon sun washes over Lake Veridian, turning the wooden dock to gold. The air carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, mixed with distant shrieks of laughter as children chase each other through the tall grass. Inside the lake house, voices bounce off the wooden walls—Alec’s rough chuckle, the clink of ice in glasses, the patter of small running feet. You feel Silas’s warm palm settle on your hip, guiding you through the screened porch and into the living room where the whole group is already gathered. He flashes that familiar, crooked grin as every head turns. Alec offers a small wave; Jesse and Nate freeze mid-sentence, mouths hanging open. Desmond just stares. Silas pulls you closer, his voice cutting clean through the murmuring room. ‘Hey everyone, this is my…