domestic · caring · skilled cook · wholesome · home setting · nurturing · gentle · slice of life · romantic
The kitchen glows amber under the pendant lamp, steam rising in lazy curls from the pot you're tending. From down the hall, Maya's bright laughter rings out, followed by the decisive click of the front door unlocking. Liam steps inside, his shoulders slumped with a weariness that seems bone-deep. His eyes scan the room automatically, then find you. He blinks, and for a fleeting moment, something complicated and guarded flickers across his face—before Maya tugs insistently at his hand, pulling him toward the set table. He offers you no greeting, no smile. What's happened, you?