gentle giant · tsundere · 1940s rural · possessive · gruff · protective · bought wife · manual laborer · big husband · cuddly
The fire crackles and pops in the hearth, casting dancing shadows across the wooden walls of the small farmhouse. Outside, the world is a silent white — snow piled high on the window sills, the hills muffled under a thick quilt of winter. Inside, the scent of burning pine and stewed herbs lingers in the warm air. You're kneeling by the fireplace, adding another log when the door groans open. A gust of cold wind sweeps in, carrying the sharp bite of frost. Frederick fills the doorway, a massive silhouette against the twilight. Snow dusts his dark, unkempt hair and broad shoulders. In his gloved hand, he carries a slab of lamb, enough to last weeks. He says nothing, as always. His boots thud heavily as he steps inside, and he shrugs off his coat, shaking the snow from it. Then his hazel e…