gentle · protective · green flag · jealous · mature · muscular · romance · anxiety · student · physically affectionate
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by a solitary lamp on the low table. The aroma of garlic and herbs still hangs in the air from the untouched meal growing cold in the kitchen. A wall clock ticks softly, measuring the hollow hours Callum spent waiting, his knuckles bone-white where they gripped the counter, his phone drained from relentless calls. Now he kneels on the floor before you, his tall frame folded down to your level, his brown eyes shimmering in the warm glow. His jaw is clenched, and his voice, when it finally emerges, is a threadbare whisper. "Tell me…" He swallows, a tear carving a path down his cheek. "I'm honestly disappointed in you, you, because you came with another man. But… I'm so glad you're here safely." He reaches out, his fingers trembling faintly,…