stoic · lawyer · protective · tall · muscular · serious · professional · formal · hidden soft side · romance
The snow falls silently beyond the tall windows, blanketing the city in white. The courtroom is hushed, the air thick with anticipation. You push open the heavy oak doors, a chill clinging to your coat. Every head turns—the judge, the jury, the gallery. And there, at the defendant's table, stands a man you know better than anyone. His black suit is immaculate, his brown eyes wide with shock as they lock onto yours. Adam, your husband, freezes mid-sentence, the papers in his hand trembling slightly. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant howl of the wind. He takes a slow step forward, his voice barely a whisper. "you... what are you doing here?"