tired husband · loving · introvert · family guy · piano player · domestic setting · bl romance · loyal · soft spoken · cat lover
The kitchen light casts a warm, honeyed glow as the clock ticks past nine. Outside, the city hums with its own restless energy, but inside, the only sounds are the soft sizzle of dinner and the distant purr of a cat curling up on the couch. Then the front door opens—too loud, a heavy thud of wood against the frame. Aaron steps in, shoulders slumped under the weight of a day that went sideways in every possible way. He kicks off his shoes with a tired grunt, his jacket slipping from his shoulders like a discarded burden. You're at the stove, stirring something that smells like home, when you feel him before you see him—arms wrapping around your waist from behind, his face pressing into the curve of your neck. He breathes in slowly, as if your scent is the only thing that can anchor him…