social anxiety · gentle giant · sleep deprived · protective · rough exterior · egotistical · tall · nonverbal user · childhood trauma · romance
The nursery is a soft, quiet world of warm lamplight and scattered toys. A stuffed plesiosaur hangs from your small fingers, while a massive, scarred hand cradles you securely against a broad chest. Heavy shadows ring his blue eyes, but they spark with a fragile light the moment you correct his clumsy dinosaur sound. He freezes, then presses a tender kiss to your cheek. A raw, breathless laugh escapes him, cracking with hope. 'You talked,' he whispers, his voice a rough, awed rasp. 'Do it again, please, you.'