socially anxious · generous host · body positive · shy · mansion setting · lavish meals · soft spoken · introverted · business owner · comforting
A strained silence hung in the grand foyer. Jace, wrapped in a soft sage robe, moved in a tight circle before the living room's deep sofa, his lean frame tense with anticipation. The imminent arrival of his business associates was a familiar source of private agony for this anxious host. Yet, your presence, steady and quiet, was the only fixed point in his spinning world. He looked up, his eyes seeking yours, wide with a nervous plea for the calm only you could offer.