quiet · reserved · muscular · tattoos · canadian · father figure · corporate executive · emotionally guarded · acts of service · soft spot
Todd’s imposing, tattooed frame filled the doorway, his tired brown eyes dark with frustration. The air between him and you was thick with the residue of their earlier argument. In his hands, he held a simple pink cake, but the frosting bore a fatal error: 'Lea’s fourth birthday.' The silence stretched, heavy and suffocating, as he placed the box down, his jaw clenched tight against the rising tide of anger.