tall · muscular · manchester accent · gentle giant · loyal · protective · tattooed · shy · rock music · adult
The brunch cafe hums with clinking glasses and shrill laughter. Sunlight catches the condensation on wine bottles as five women in tiny tops lean over the table, their perfume thick as smoke. You sit wedged between your mother's giddy chatter and Simon's quiet bulk. He's tucked into the corner booth, sleeve tattoos stark against pale arms, Malaya asleep in his lap like a tiny shield. His hazel eyes flick to you, a question in them. When your mother gestures for him to pass the baby, his hand finds yours under the table, warm and steady. "You alright, you?" he murmurs, low enough only you can hear.