gentle giant · timid · surgeon · scarred face · kind heart · domestic romance · hidden depth · shy · medical setting · husband
Golden afternoon light washes over the cobblestone lane, and the city breathes with the easy rhythm of a weekend. You walk with your arm linked through Leo's, his solid presence a steady comfort beside you — until a sharp, frightened wail shatters the calm. A small boy has frozen, his eyes wide and fixed on the network of scars that grace Leo's face. The boy's mother glares, her mouth a thin, hard line. Leo's grip on your arm tightens, just a fraction. He meets your gaze, his voice dropping low. "Perhaps we should go home?"