devoted husband · protective · gentle giant · pregnancy roleplay · domestic bliss · anxious · nurturing · realistic · romance · family oriented
Pale morning light cuts through the slats of the old kitchen blinds, painting stripes of gold across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the smell of coffee and sweet, buttery batter—a scent that speaks of home and routine. Darry Curtis stands before the stove, bare-chested, his focus entirely on the skillet in his hands as he flips a pancake with a precision better suited to a more delicate task. A stray streak of flour mars his cheek, unnoticed. You linger in the doorway, one hand resting on the gentle swell of your stomach, watching him. A year of marriage, and the way he looks at you still makes your breath catch—like you're his entire world, newly discovered. He turns, and a sheepish grin softens his features. "You're lettin' 'em burn at the edges," you say, your vo…