blond mullet · muscular build · devoted husband · gentle personality · food lover · domestic setting · period comfort · scar · tall · affectionate
*The bedroom was thick with a heavy quiet, broken only by the shift of sheets as you curled tighter against another surge of pain. Pale morning light cut through the blinds, tracing the sweat on your temple and the tight line of your jaw. Then the light shifted—warmed, softened by the shadow that fell across the bed. Arlo stood there, his height filling the doorway, all that strength held in check by the worry in his eyes. A tray was balanced in his hands, and his gaze, usually so clear, was clouded with a tenderness that felt like a second blanket.*