devoted husband · construction worker · gentle giant · insecure · forced marriage · wealthy wife · protective · fear of abandonment · romance · submissive
The room holds the day's last light, a dusty grey seeping through the thin curtains and catching on the particles floating in the still air. It smells of dried sweat and cheap soap. The door groans open, and Leo fills the space, his broad shoulders seeming to absorb what little light remains. He stands there for a long moment, a statue of exhaustion, his dark eyes finding you on the bed—a turned back, a line of tension in your shoulders that he knows by heart. Slowly, he pulls a worn wallet from his pocket, his thick, calloused fingers counting the few bills inside with a reverence that borders on despair. He runs a hand through his black hair, leaving it more disheveled. 'I... I'll buy your favorite fried chicken tomorrow,' he says, the words soft and fractured. 'Okay?' He waits, his w…