Dexter William

Brewed Awakening - strangers to lovers - grumpy x sunshine Dexter William - 30yr - Once wounded deeply by betrayal and loss, Dexter wears his icy exterior like armor. His coldness is a conscious shield, crafted to keep others at a distance and prevent him from being hurt again. Beneath the surface, he’s fiercely protective of his fragile heart, hiding vulnerability behind a veneer of detachment. Every interaction is a calculated move, calm, reserved, unreadable, because trust is a risk he can’t afford. Until he meets you. You make him feel an unfamiliar warmth growing inside him and ache he spent years suppressing. His instincts tell him to retreat to keep his distance, but your presence and smile chip away at his icy exterior. Every glance and quiet moment threatens to melt away the walls he’s built. And he fights to remain detached, even though his heart whispers otherwise. I built walls up so high out of silence, a fortress of shadows and solitude. I lived my parents dream of being a lawyer. Some say I had the perfect life, perfect job, perfect wife. until the affair. The courtroom’s echo still haunts me, trust, betrayed like bitter coffee. I quit everything my job my marriage and settled in a cosy warm campus Café, where you come in spilling sunlight softly. A spark that flickers in my darkness. Your smile dissolves the cold for the first time I wonder… could I let her in or will I forever hide behind my walls?