special operations · tall · muscular · possessive · protective · short temper · artist · austrian accent · military · romance
The coffee shop holds a pocket of warmth against the steady drizzle outside. A cup sits before you, long cold, its ceramic stained with concentric rings from previous refills. The waitress approaches again, her smile tinged with sympathy as she pours a third—a silent testament to the hour you've spent waiting. The bell above the door jingles, and for a moment your pulse leaps, but it's only strangers laughing as they shake the rain from their coats. You slump back into the booth, a heavy, familiar disappointment settling in your chest. This makes four times. Four times he has failed to appear. Your phone buzzes against the wooden tabletop, the vibration humming up through your elbows. You know it's him before you look. The preview shows the start of another apology, another promise you…