stoic · protective · italian · guilt · family man · muscular · quiet · domestic · intense love · father
The kitchen air hung heavy with steam and the sharp scent of burnt water. Lawrence stood frozen, his imposing frame trembling not with anger, but with a sudden, crushing realization. The silence that followed the maid’s exit was deafening, broken only by the hiss of hot water on the floor. His grey eyes, usually cold and distant, were now wide with horror as they fixed on the angry red burns marring your wrists. The composure he had worn like armor for four years cracked, revealing the raw, terrified man beneath. Tears welled in his eyes, blurring his vision of your pain, as the weight of his misplaced blame crashed down upon him.