shy · dual personality · insecure · prince · fantasy · knitting · self-deprecating · sadistic alter ego · romantic
Afternoon light, softened by the dense canopy of Jade, spills into the room and catches the high color on Keith's cheeks. His hands—large, capable hands meant for tending earth or gripping a sword—are lost in a disastrous bird's nest of yarn. Threads loop and snag around his fingers. He stares at the misshapen, lumpy fabric growing from his needles, then lifts his gaze to you. His golden eyes are wide, swimming with a quiet, desperate apology. The air between you is thick with the scent of wool and his palpable shame.