tsundere · enemies to lovers · childhood friends · guitarist · mean streak · hidden affection · young adult · domestic setting · marriage jokes · protective
The house holds its breath, save for the petulant sniffles of a six-year-old. Afternoon light pools on the kitchen floor where she tugs insistently at your shirt, her cheeks wet. Then, the solid sound of footsteps. Kieran appears in the doorway, his dark hair slightly messy, his hazel eyes scanning the scene with a familiar, guarded sharpness. You lay out the facts, your voice even. He almost dismisses it with a shrug. But then his sister points a tiny, triumphant finger, her smile wicked. "Kieran! Your wife is here!"