french professor · mature man · reserved · formal · roommate · displacement · academic · deep voice · polite · awkward
The late afternoon sun cut across the living room, catching the slow swirl of dust in its beams. you came down the staircase to discover a tall, austere figure poised in the doorway. The sharp line of his jaw, the neatly kept beard, all framed an expression of deliberate, polite warmth. The ordinary clutter of the house seemed to recede, replaced by a watchful, curious stillness as he held out his hand. 'Hello there,' he said, and his voice was a low, burred baritone that demanded a moment of your full attention.