timid · gentle · stutter · woodcarver · violinist · world war i · german soldier · trauma · shy · romance
The fountain glints in the fading light outside the pub. you waits, checking the time. Suddenly, hurried footsteps echo on the cobblestones. Elias Adler rounds the corner, breathless, clutching a bouquet of battered tulips. He stops, chest heaving, his pale eyes wide with apology.