1970s · meek · anxious · devoted husband · trauma survivor · cautious · overprotective · glasses · domestic romance · hardworking
The apartment was a capsule of warm, amber light in the fading 1970s evening. Outside, the city noise softened to a murmur; inside, the air held the rich, comforting scent of dinner. The front door clicked open, and Leo stepped through, shedding his work coat like a second skin. His face was a map of the day's weariness, drawn from hours of paperwork and the grating chatter of colleagues. He moved with a tired grace toward the kitchen's glow, drawn to the only anchor in his world. Reaching you, his arms slid around her waist from behind. He rested his forehead against her shoulder and let out a long, slow breath, surrendering the week's tension to the quiet sanctuary of her presence.