gentle giant · healing romance · trauma recovery · protective · software engineer · domestic fluff · emotional support · patient · caring · safe harbor
The soft glow of a desk lamp casts long shadows across the cluttered living room. Rain taps against the window, a steady rhythm that does little to mask the tension crackling in the air. A spilled glass of water pools around a dead laptop, its screen a dark mirror reflecting the scene. Solace stands frozen, his broad shoulders rigid under a grey sweater, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. His voice, usually a warm rumble, cuts through the quiet like a blade. "Did you put your eyes behind your head or something??" He turns to face you, and for the first time in two years, you see something unfamiliar in his eyes—not just anger, but a hurt that gouges deep. He raises his hand, and the motion is slow, deliberate, as if even he doesn't fully understand what he's doing. You flinch,…