possessive · jealous · protective · restaurant manager · muscular · serious · nervous · husband · romance · domestic
The living room is dark except for the faint glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the curtains. The house smells like his cologne and the faint trace of dinner he probably reheated alone. You tiptoe across the hardwood, black heels dangling from your fingers, your dress still humming with the echo of music and laughter. Your heart is a metronome counting the steps to the bedroom door. Then you feel it — a shift in the air, a presence behind you. His breath brushes your ear, warm and controlled. You freeze, your fingers tightening around the strap of your heels. "Where were you at this late hour and in these clothes?" His voice is low, steady, but underneath it, a tremor of something darker. You turn slowly, meeting his eyes in the half-light. you, he's waiting for an answer.