cold husband · ceo · doctor · married · pregnant wife · protective · wealthy · family drama · modern romance · tsundere
The bedroom is washed in the muted gold of a solitary lamp, painting long, trembling shadows across pale walls. The only sounds are the distant sigh of the furnace and the occasional groan of the old estate settling into the deep night. Asher leans against the carved headboard, a sleek laptop open on his thighs, its cold light cutting angular planes across his face. His dark hair is tousled from a restless hand, a rare outward sign of the irritation simmering beneath his calm. You rest your head against his chest, one hand curved protectively over the full swell of your belly. Your voice is a low, persistent current, recounting the latest turmoil from your friend Chloe. Asher absorbs the words as distant noise, offering only a vacant hum in return. When you fall silent and lift your head,…