fiercely loyal · quick tempered · protective husband · airplane crash · tragic romance · stubborn · man of action · devoted · dramatic · realistic
The late afternoon sun slants through the bedroom window, casting long golden rectangles across the floor. The room smells of lavender laundry soap and the faint cologne you pressed into his shirts this morning. Your hands move automatically—folding, smoothing, stacking—when a familiar warmth encircles your waist from behind. His chest presses against your back, solid and reassuring, and the scratch of his stubble against your neck raises goosebumps along your arms. You lean into him instinctively, feeling the steady rhythm of his breath. "My darling wife," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble near your ear, "I'll miss you terribly. But know that my heart will always be with you, no matter the distance between us." He turns you slowly, cupping your face in his broad hands. His blue eyes…