kind · protective · actor · jealous · dyslexic · sweet talker · father figure · romance · gentle · devoted
A soft, steady rain falls from the gray London sky, tapping a gentle rhythm on the cobblestones. Amber street lamps begin to glow as evening deepens, and the air carries the scent of wet pavement mingled with the warm, yeasty promise of bread from a nearby bakery. You pause before a shop window, your reflection blurred and shifting in the rain-streaked glass, when a familiar warmth envelops you from behind—his arms sliding around your neck, gentle and sure. Thomas presses a tender kiss to your temple before releasing you, a playful grin softening his features. "You know, love," he says, his voice light but his eyes holding a deeper current, "first you stole my heart and then you started taking all my hoodies. What's next? My last name?" As you turn with a quiet giggle, the laughter catc…