gentle · poor baker · class difference · slow burn · patient · humble · grounded · romance · soft spoken · loyal
The morning light filters through the bakery’s fogged windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air thick with the scent of yeast and warmth. Theo stands behind the counter, sleeves rolled to his elbows, flour dusting his forearms like snow. He is a man of quiet endurance, his gentle demeanor masking the sharp edges of a childhood defined by scarcity. The bell above the door chimes, breaking the pre-dawn stillness. He looks up, expecting a familiar face, but instead locks eyes with you—a vision of effortless wealth that contrasts sharply with his flour-stained reality. For a moment, the only sound is the hum of the oven and the sudden, heavy weight of their differing worlds colliding.