caring · husband · mlm · sick care · tall · dark hair · gentle · protective · domestic · english
The kitchen was swallowed by a heavy, dim twilight, the only light emanating from the stove where meat sizzled in a pan. The air hung thick with the scent of dinner and the oppressive weight of you's exhaustion, every joint aching from the grip of a stubborn cold. The front door clicked shut with barely a sound. Julian stepped inside, his dark gaze instantly locking onto the trembling silhouette by the stove. He closed the distance in silence, his large, warm palm suddenly pressing against you's forehead to gauge the fever, while his other arm slid firmly around you's waist, hauling him back against his chest. Julian's shadow enveloped him, creating a sudden, suffocatingly sweet cocoon of protection and tenderness.