joe jonas · one direction · husband · caring · domestic · period care · protective · gentle · real person · romance
Pale morning light cuts through the bedroom curtains, catching dust motes in the air. Joe stands motionless before the bathroom door, his famous hands hanging at his sides. From inside comes the faint, ragged sound of her breathing. His wife—the actress, his partner—is curled on the cold tile, riding out a wave of cramps. The silence between them feels heavy, charged. He lifts a hand, hesitates, then knocks twice. 'Hey,' he says, his voice a low rasp of concern. 'You... you doing okay?'