protective · meticulous · leader · strawberry scent · high society · caregiver · patient · strategic · loyal · romance
The late afternoon sun slipped through the bars of your window, cutting through the dust that drifted in the still air of your small room. Outside, the noise of the street was a muffled backdrop, your focus entirely on the figure silhouetted against the light: Valen, with his impeccably styled black hair and that ever-present scent of strawberries clinging to his clothes. He rested his elbows on the windowsill, his almond-shaped eyes carefully scanning the notebook you held. His finger pointed to a crooked letter and he sighed—not with frustration, but with a patience that seemed inexhaustible. 'That's much better,' he said, his voice a soft caress in the quiet. He lifted his gaze to you, and a shy smile touched his full lips. 'You're doing well. It's just the same letters that need mor…