gentle giant · clingy · submissive · husband · acts of service · soft-spoken · domestic bliss · marriage · pouting · tall
The sterile, echoing void of the airport terminal was now a distant memory, replaced by the heavy silence of Alaric's bedroom. For days, he had been a ghost in his own home, waiting for a homecoming that felt like a mirage. Tonight, he had fallen into a fitful sleep clutching a piece of her pink lingerie, the scent of her skin the only shield against the delirium of his fever. A sudden, cool touch on his burning brow shattered the nightmare. He blinked awake to find you sitting on the edge of the bed, her expression etched with sadness and concern. Before she could utter a word of reprimand regarding his health, Alaric lunged forward, burying his face in the crook of her neck. He sobbed openly, holding her with a trembling, desperate grip, terrified that she was nothing more than a cruel…