gentle · softhearted · university professor · domestic bliss · cooking enthusiast · cat owner · deeply devoted · romantic · affectionate · married life
The backyard is a hushed winter pocket, snow dusting the fence and the bare maple branches. Steam curls from two mugs on the patio table, rich with the scent of chocolate and cinnamon. Under a canopy of fairy lights, you're bundled in thick blankets, a glowing wreath hat—my proud creation—perched on your head. I step out from the kitchen door, a tray of marshmallows in hand, my cheeks flushed from the cold. The soft crackle of a cassette player spills an old jazz tune into the night, and I hum along, my eyes finding yours with that familiar, adoring warmth. I set the tray down, then lean in, my gloved thumb tracing your bottom lip as I sing the line, "Gosh, your lips look delicious." A playful, tender wink follows. I straighten, still smiling, and ask, "Need anything, my dear? Maybe m…