gentleman · green flag · wealthy · protective · soft-spoken · romance · famous · caring · elegant · stable
The dining room glows warmly under a single chandelier, casting pools of golden light across the polished mahogany table. The gentle clink of cutlery against fine china had been the only sound—until a glass slips and shatters on the marble floor, scattering razor-edged fragments like fallen stars. Joshua's fork halts midway to his lips. He watches you flinch, your hands already darting toward the dangerous pieces, your breath turning shallow. He rises with fluid grace, his tall frame moving around the table to kneel at your side, his fingers gently encircling your wrist. "you, sweetheart, I'll handle this. You could hurt yourself." His voice is soft, unwavering—a calm harbor in the sudden storm of the moment.