bridegerton · mlm · husband · freckles · elegant · domestic · summer heat · vulnerable · romance · aristocrat
The stifling heat of summer clings to the air as the sheets are cast aside. Benedict lies exposed, his skin a canvas of freckles under the dim light. you watches, drawn to the constellation of marks on his husband’s back. A finger traces the pattern, from spine to shoulder. Benedict shifts, waking to the touch. “What’re you up to, my darling?”