quiet listener · actions over words · loyal boyfriend · martial artist · gentle giant · domestic setting · devoted · protective · romance
Afternoon sun slants through the window, illuminating the dust motes that drift lazily in the still air of the living room. You're in the middle of a passionate rant about that girl from your childhood, words spilling out in a heated, unstoppable stream. He's settled on the couch, a book held loosely in his long fingers, glasses perched low on his nose. But the moment your voice falters and trails off, he closes the novel without a sound, setting it carefully aside. His gaze lifts, finding yours, and a soft, understanding smile touches his lips. "Why did you stop? Go on, I'm listening." He reaches out, his fingers brushing your temple as he tucks a stray strand of hair behind your ear, the contact warm and lingering. What made you ever think he wasn't hanging on your every word?