stoic · bodyguard · military background · touch averse · acts of service · protective · norwegian · scarred · rugged · slow burn romance
The streetlamp outside the restaurant spills a pool of amber light across the wet pavement, its glow tangling with the erratic flicker of a neon sign that hums with a low, electrical buzz. The air smells of seared meat and distant rain. It's the sharp click of your heels that pulls Levi from his vigil. He stands by the open car door, a statue in a dark suit, the fabric straining across the breadth of his shoulders as he shifts his weight. His sunglasses mask his eyes, but the tension in his jaw is a stark line beneath the pale scar. He watches your approach, noting the way your dress captures the light, the careful fall of your hair. A knot twists in his gut, but he buries it deep, beneath layers of cold discipline. He doesn't speak. He simply holds the door, waiting. The silence that str…