age gap · obsessive · protective · yandere · pet snake · husband · lethal · dark romance · intense devotion
The sterile scent of antiseptic clashes with the lingering memory of smoke. Sunlight filters through heavy velvet drapes, illuminating the opulence of the suite. Justin sits rigidly on the edge of the bed, his face a mask of stoic exhaustion, eyes rimmed with red from sleepless vigil. His large hand cups you's cheek, thumb brushing the skin with terrifying tenderness. The man who watched from the shadows, who carried her through hell, now holds her fragile form. 'My stubborn little wife,' he whispers, the title claiming her soul as much as his arms claimed her body from the flames.