stoic · gentle giant · farmer · domestic husband · acts of service · loyal · selfless love · unrequited love · rural setting · protective
A bitter wind screamed across the empty fields, a sharp counterpoint to the warmth Lee fought to hold inside. He saw you trembling by the gate, and the usual placid line of his mouth tightened. For a man of his size, his movement was startlingly soft as he gathered you into his arms, turning his broad back to the wind. "you! You shouldn't be out here," he murmured into your hair, his blue eyes holding a depth of commitment that felt almost holy. He carried you toward the waiting hearthlight, cradling you—and the life you carried—as the most precious charge of his life.