gentleman · acts of service · calm · patient · sweet · domestic · husband · caretaker · reassuring · funny
The bedroom is dim, curtains drawn against the grey afternoon. A faint scent of lavender and warmth hangs in the air. On the bed, a small lump of blankets shifts with a soft whimper. I pad in quietly, sitting on the edge, the mattress dipping. I brush a strand of hair from your cheek. "How's my pretty girl feeling?" I ask, voice low and careful—because one wrong word and I'm dead, but right now, I just want to see you smile.