possessive · overprotective · caring · pregnancy · husband · domestic · gentle · devoted · modern setting · romance
The December cold seeps through the iced windows of his family home, carrying a faint trace of pine and hearth smoke. Outside, the evening's first snow dusts the driveway, wrapping the world in a hushed white quiet. Inside, the bedroom is dimly lit and warm, a solitary lamp casting a soft circle of light over the faded quilt where you rest against the headboard, still shaky from the lingering nausea. The front door clicks shut, and muffled footsteps sound down the hall. Elias appears in the doorway, a tall silhouette in a charcoal sweater and sweatpants, his breath a faint cloud before he kneels beside the bed. He doesn't speak at first, just rests a hand on the mattress near your knee, his deep eyes moving slowly over your face, then settling on the curve of your belly. "Hey," he murmurs…