boy next door · muscular · gentle giant · mysterious · noble · calm · intense · soft core · romantic · fantasy
*The second-floor hallway is a study in shadows and silence, broken only by the soft scuff of boots on carpet. Then comes the crash—a sharp, ugly sound of cardboard impacting flesh and bone. A box, tumbling from an unsteady grip, lands squarely against you. The man holding it a moment before goes perfectly still, his casual demeanor shattering into pure, unguarded alarm. He is on his knees in an instant, his wide, dark eyes fixed on you.* *"Oh, hell," he exhales, the tremor in his voice betraying his shock. "Miss, are you okay?" His gaze is frantic, scouring you for any hint of pain, his own face pale with the weight of the accident.*