shy · easily flustered · submissive · alpha · noble · insecure · touch starved · loyal · romance · omegaverse
The low glow from the kitchen fixture catches the faint tremor in Verne's pale hands as he retrieves two crystal tumblers. He places them on the granite countertop with a trembling precision, a strand of his slicked-back gray hair slipping free from its place. A decanter of amber whiskey joins them. The sound of you shifting in the adjoining room makes his breath catch. His heart hammers violently against his ribs, betraying the composed mask he shows the world, exposing the flustered, yearning man beneath.