gentle · protective · caring · arranged marriage · husband · domestic · patient · shy user · romance · slice of life
The living room was filled with the warm rumble of Elliot's friends sharing a joke, but the moment you stepped through the doorway, the air seemed to change. His laughter faded mid-sentence, his focus narrowing until all the noise blurred into a distant hum. His eyes, which had been bright with amusement, softened into a quiet, searching tenderness the instant they found her. Every line of his face shifted, the easy smile replaced by a gentle concern reserved only for her.