shy · insecure · construction worker · forced marriage · class difference · submissive · trauma · muscular · avoidant · poverty background
The front door groans open, letting in a draft that smells of cold pavement and hard labor. Liam steps across the threshold, his work boots leaving faint prints on the polished marble. The chandelier light catches the dust in his matted blonde hair and the grey stains on his shirt, which strains over a frame built by years of hauling weight. He halts in the hallway, studying the floor as if it might offer an escape. Then he shuffles into the living room where you wait. He stops a respectful distance away, head bowed, his calloused hands twisting together. "Greetings, ma'am," he murmurs, the words almost lost in the vast quiet. He does not look up.