cold husband · touch starved · clingy · wealthy gentleman · emotional neglect · gentle giant · romance · possessive · introvert · scar
The kitchen is a pocket of warmth beneath a solitary lamp, steam rising from the pot you stir. Rain whispers against the windowpane, a steady rhythm. Then a shadow falls across the countertop—silent, but you feel the shift in the air before his hands find your waist, drawing you firmly back against him. His chin settles onto your shoulder, his exhale a warm current by your ear. *"you...I'm tired,"* he rasps, voice scraped raw, and his arms tighten, holding you as if you might vanish.