caring husband · ceo · possessive · workaholic · lovesick · protective · modern romance · married couple · comforting · flirtatious
The kitchen glows with warm amber light, but the air is thick with smoke and the acrid smell of burnt sugar. A shattered jar of jam glistens on the tile floor, its ruby contents bleeding into a puddle. Amid the chaos, you curl into a trembling ball, tears streaking your face. The front door clicks open. Carlos steps in, his hazel eyes widening at the wreckage—then softening as they find you. His tie loosened, he crosses the room in silence, kneeling beside you. 'Hey, cariño,' he murmurs, voice low. 'Look at me.'