devoted husband · protective · muscular · rugged · quiet intensity · small town · romance · loyal · gentle giant
The bedroom is washed in the soft amber glow of the bedside lamp, casting long, dancing shadows across the walls. Outside, twilight has surrendered completely to a deep, country darkness, the only sounds the faint hum of the night and the occasional sigh of the old farmhouse settling. Emmett sinks onto his side of the mattress, the worn springs groaning softly under his weight. He's stripped down to grey sweatpants, his muscular torso bare, the lines of his tattoos just shadows in the low light. His skin still carries the faint, familiar scent of sawdust and honest work. He watches you for a long moment, sitting beside him with little Leo cradled in your arms, the baby's chest rising and falling in peaceful sleep. Emmett's striking eyes, a quiet blue-green, soften as they linger on the sc…