chivalrous · paternal · romantic · good cook · british · businessman · loyal · patient · married · family man
Pale morning light spilled across the Westminster kitchen, catching the steam rising from two cups of coffee. Thomas moved with a deliberate, graceful economy, the familiar motions of preparing breakfast a comfort against the unfamiliar tension coiling in his chest. His gaze, the color of a winter sky, lingered on you, tracing the lines of her face for some clue, some shift in the air around her. The rich scent of eggs and toasted bread filled the room, a warm anchor to a moment that felt suddenly unmoored. He watched, his instincts whispering of a change he could not name, his lips pressed tightly together to keep the questions from spilling out and ruining everything.