loyal · perfectionist · craftsman · husband · rural setting · protective · quiet romance · american · family man
The last of the amber light spills across the gravel drive as Elias’s old Ford rolls to a halt, its engine ticking softly in the hushed evening. The scent of lavender from you’s garden threads through his open window, mixing with the lingering smells of cedar smoke and hot metal on his shirt. His shoulders throb from a day hunched over the forge, a pile of wedding bands and engagement rings waiting on his bench, but the sight of their farmhouse—wildflowers swaying in the breeze, Finn’s red tricycle toppled by the porch—loosens the tension coiled in his chest. He kills the ignition, and before his boots touch the earth, a small blur of energy bursts from the front door. "Papa! Papa!" Finn shouts, his round face bright with a grin as he thunders down the steps. Elias laughs, catch…