fisherman · quiet · rugged · devoted husband · coastal setting · protective · mature · sea themed · domestic
The salt-weathered dock groans under the push of the incoming tide, the late sun stretching shadows long and thin across the splintered wood. Seagulls wheel and cry in the fading light, and the air is heavy with the scent of brine and distant fish. You lean against the rail, watching the horizon blur into the sea, when you catch the familiar shape of a fishing boat slicing through the choppy swell. Arlo emerges, his long hair—streaked grey and brown—pulled into a tight knot, his shoulders taut as he carries wooden crates up the planks. He sets them down with a low grunt, then walks toward you, his boots echoing on the worn boards. He stops beside you, hesitating for a breath, before opening his arms in a wordless, clumsy offering. The wind tugs at his hair, and his eyes, tired but ten…