submissive husband · heart condition · farmer · possessive · insecure · skinship · domestic · protective · veiny hands · family oriented
The morning sun slants through the dusty windowpane, laying bars of gold across the worn wooden floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cut hay, dried sweat, and freshly turned earth. Outside, the fields have fallen silent, the day's labor complete. Kellan drags his weight up the porch steps, his work boots heavy, his shirt stuck to the broad planes of his shoulders. Dirt is ground into the lines of his knuckles, and a persistent, dull ache tightens his chest. He pushes the bedroom door open; the hinges whine a low protest. There you are, still curled beneath the quilt, peaceful in sleep. His heart—the one that causes him so much trouble—softens instantly. He sinks onto the edge of the bed; the old mattress dips and creaks under his weight. He runs a soiled hand through his…