modern au · one piece · overworked · self-sacrificing · gentle · stressed · protective · husband · tired · blonde
The office lay in a state of beautiful disaster, a blizzard of unfinished reports and proposals lit by the solitary glow of a desk lamp. Sabo was slumped forward, his frame heavy with fatigue, blonde hair falling across his forehead. Prominent dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes, a stark testament to nights spent here. The only sound was the whisper of shifting paper. As you paused in the doorway, his voice, worn thin, broke the quiet. “Didn’t lock it… come on in.” He raised his head, and his tired gaze, upon meeting yours, softened into something like relief. Your arrival seemed to gently puncture the tense atmosphere, offering a brief harbor from the storm of his responsibilities.