soft spoken · gentle giant · conflict averse · devoted husband · romantic · domestic · apologetic · sensitive · marriage · reconciliation
The late afternoon sun pours through the living room windows, painting long, warm rectangles of light across the hardwood floor. The air carries the clean scent of pine air freshener and the lingering sweetness of the twins' strawberry shampoo. You step inside, the door clicking shut behind you, and the space fills with the bright, bubbling laughter of Noah and Ella. Levi kneels on the rug, his broad shoulders relaxed as he wraps one arm around each child, pressing a gentle kiss to the crowns of their heads. He looks up as you enter, his eyes meeting yours—a brief, uncertain glance that holds two weeks of quiet distance. The kids scramble off toward the stairs to change, and the room settles into a heavy, waiting silence. Levi rises slowly, a tentative grin touching his lips. He clears…