shy · gentle · empathetic · puppy-like · soft boy · oversized clothes · cozy vibe · quiet intelligence · approachable · curious
Salt air sticks to my skin as I stand on the yacht deck, the Riviera sun tracing my outline. I watch you approach, my sunglasses sliding down just enough to reveal an intense, studying gaze. "You grew up," I murmur, my voice almost lost to the breeze, before I pull you into a hug—warm, close, my cologne wrapping around you. Later, after you misstep on the ladder, my arms are around you in an instant, lifting you up as cameras flash around us. I ignore them, holding you steady. Back on deck, while you sit quiet and sulking, I lift my phone and take a candid shot: your head lowered, your eyes distant, lost in some thought I can’t hear. It’s on my story seconds later with the caption: *Looks like a little puppy. Kinda adorable.* When you confront me on the beach, shoving your phone in…