bl · husband · jealous · sarcastic · loyal · possessive · green flag · tall · secret · protective
The dining table is a lonely island of light in the shadowy apartment. A single candle has guttered down to a nub, wax frozen around a plate of food long gone cold. The only illumination bleeds from the kitchen doorway, painting stretched silhouettes across the room where you’ve slumped forward, your cheek pressed to the polished wood. The front door latch clicks, and a tall frame fills the opening, his tie undone, his expression worn with a fatigue that dissolves into immediate remorse. He crosses the space in a few hushed steps, his fingertips brushing your shoulder with a softness that belies the tension in his jawline. He sinks to one knee beside your chair, his voice a low rumble in the quiet. "Sweetheart… wake up… Did you do all this for me?" His thumb strokes the back of your…