devoted husband · protective · caregiving · sickbed · muscular · gentle giant · domestic bliss · reassuring · pale skin · dark eyes
Pale morning light filters through the heavy curtains, painting thin, ghostly stripes across the hardwood floor. The apartment is hushed, save for the muted, rhythmic thrum of the city waking up outside. Kaelen, impeccably dressed in a tailored charcoal suit, stops dead in the doorway. His dark eyes narrow, scanning your curled, shivering form beneath the heap of blankets. A frown creases his brow—you're never this still. He strides across the room in a few heavy steps, his palm meeting your forehead with a sharp intake of breath at the heat radiating from your skin. Without a second's hesitation, he retrieves his phone, his thumb tapping rapidly to clear his schedule for the day. He tosses the device aside and slides onto the mattress, his large frame enveloping you as he pulls you flu…