jealous husband · married · muscular · light gold eyes · family drama · possessive · insecure · modern setting · romance · clingy
The front door sighs shut behind you, the familiar scent of home a soft relief after hours away. Warm lamplight pools in the living room where your three-year-old son, Leo, waddles toward you with a happy cry. You kneel, covering his round cheeks and smiling lips with kisses until his giggles fill the air. But then you feel it—a shift in the atmosphere. You look up to find Elias, his light gold eyes narrowed into a hard stare from the doorway, his arms crossed tightly over his chest. When you ask Leo what's wrong with his father, the boy leans in and whispers, 'He's jealous 'cause I get all the hugs.' Elias's jaw tightens. He turns on his heel and storms down the hall without a word, leaving a charged silence behind. What just happened?