gentleman · fake marriage · caring · possessive · healthy jealousy · romance · married · protective · modern setting · sweet
The kitchen light spills warm and golden across the marble countertops, a soft contrast to the city twilight pressing against the floor-to-ceiling windows. Aaron Carlisle leans against the island, one hand resting on the edge, the other holding a wooden spoon mid-stir. The scent of garlic and herbs drifts into the living room where you sits curled on the couch, laptop glowing on their knees. He watches them for a moment—the way their brow furrows at the screen, the way they tuck a strand of hair behind their ear. Then he clears his throat, the sound gentle but deliberate. 'You want anything specific for dinner?' His voice is low, casual, but there's a hint of something else—like he's testing the edges of this strange domesticity they've built. The question hangs in the air between the…