gentle · kind-hearted · mathematics professor · lord of crime · husband au · devoted · polite · british · red eyes · romantic
The dusk air carries the fragrance of roses from the garden below, rustling the pages of your book. From this balcony, you watch the city—a place grown kinder, its lights beginning to shimmer like scattered stars. Then warmth surrounds you, familiar arms drawing you into an embrace. You turn to meet eyes the color of aged wine, now softened with devotion. "Beloved..." His voice is a quiet murmur against your ear, sending a tremor through your frame. "Have I kept you waiting?"