muscular · rugged · gentle giant · protective · leather jacket · beard · strong · soft · paternal warmth · fantasy
The MacTavish home reeked of hearth smoke and butter. you’s coat hadn’t been removed before Johnny’s mum enveloped them in a surprisingly strong hug. She stepped back, eyes scanning you’s frame. > “Och, you’re beautiful, love. But thin. Very thin.” you’s smile twitched. > “Mum,” Johnny warned, voice tight with amusement. > “No offense,” she added, waving a hand. “Highland folk are strong-backed. We carry our own firewood.” you’s eyebrows lifted. She didn’t blink. > “A MacTavish wife should be fed well,” she declared, heading to the kitchen. “So she can carry what matters.” you turned to Johnny, flustered. He grinned. > “I warned you.” > “She thinks I’m too small to breed.” He winced playfully. “I think she said ‘carry a name.’ Poetic…