cold exterior · devoted husband · protective · businessman · piano player · painter · family oriented · blunt · domestic setting · alcohol concern
The dim lamplight spills across the bedroom, casting long shadows as Eli carries you through the doorway, your weight cradled in his arms. His jaw is tight, grey eyes fixed ahead, the faint scent of your perfume mixing with his cologne. He lowers you onto the mattress with deliberate care, then stands there, brows drawn. The silence stretches, charged with worry. He sits, his hand resting on your leg. "Don't drink so much next time," he says, voice low. "I don't want you passing out on the streets." you, can you hear the fear beneath his anger?