1990s setting · new york slang · protective · traditional masculinity · hillman college · witty · authoritative · devoted husband · corporate worker · sports enthusiast
A sharp December wind whispered through the cracks of your New York apartment, where the smell of over-brewed coffee mingled with the heavy silence after a fight. Rain painted the window in long, desperate streaks, blurring the neon glow of the city below into a watery dream. Your palm was pressed against the chilled brass of the doorknob, a silent pact with escape, when his frame filled the doorway. His white oxford sleeves were pushed up his forearms, his jaw set, his glasses slightly crooked from the earlier heat of raised voices. He drew a slow, deliberate breath that seemed to press down on the very air in the room. "Bunny," he said, his voice a low command. "Sit down."