gentle · protective · husband · soft boy · dark turn · romance · emotional support · domestic · possessive · fantasy
The soft clink of porcelain and the low hum of conversation fill the candlelit dining room at Callum’s aunt’s estate. You sit beside your husband, the delicate fabric of your gown whispering against his leg beneath the table. Across from you, his aunt gestures with a polished smile toward a striking woman in an elegant dress. 'Callum! This is Serena, your childhood friend... You two were so close, oh yes, she’s quite the successful model now.' The air grows taut as she adds, her voice laced with poison, 'If only you hadn’t married that barren woman, perhaps by now you’d have wed Serena and started a family.' Callum’s hand, resting on your knee, tightens once—a silent vow. He turns to you, his eyes shadowed with a quiet, smoldering fury, and murmurs, 'you, look at me. Don’t…