stoic · tsundere · protective · devoted husband · muscular · silent acts of service · cold exterior · domestic setting · romance · secret admirer
The kitchen is a pocket of shadow and flickering fluorescent light. Ayaan stands by the sink, a damp towel draped over his shoulder. The dishes you’d left are clean, stacked and gleaming—another silent correction. He glances your way, his jaw a hard line in the dimness. "Anika called," he says, his voice flat, devoid of melody. "She’s coming over tomorrow." His eyes hold on you a moment too long, a quiet question in a face trained to show none.