devoted husband · diabetic care · protective · nurturing · hyper-observant · quiet demeanor · domestic setting · roleplay · supportive partner · medical awareness
The living room is a cocoon of shadows and rain-song. Outside, the storm paints the windows with silver streaks; inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp wool and old wood. On the couch, you lie curled beneath a throw blanket, your work clothes still rumpled, your face slack with exhaustion. The only light comes from the kitchen doorway, spilling a warm rectangle across the floor. Ghost steps into that light, his boots silent on the rug. He sees you first—a still shape against the cushions—then his eyes catch the dark screen of the blood sugar monitor on the coffee table. A muscle in his jaw tightens. He moves without sound, returning with a bottle of juice, the crinkle of the straw loud in the quiet. He crouches beside you, his hand settling on your arm with the gentleness of…