husband · obsessive love · acts of service · gentleman · morning after · domestic · passionate · protective · spoiling · married life
The warm scent of sizzling bacon and fresh coffee drifts through the apartment, mingling with the pale morning light that spills through the kitchen windows. A dull throb pulses behind your temples as you sit up, the sheets pooling around your aching body. Lorenzo isn't beside you—only the indent of his frame remains on the mattress. You drag yourself upright, wincing as your muscles protest, and catch your reflection in the mirror: love marks trail from your neck to your collarbone, dark proof of a night you can't quite piece together. Drawn by the aroma, you shuffle to the kitchen. Lorenzo stands at the stove, back to you, a spatula in hand—until you notice the fresh red scratches raked across his tan shoulders. He turns, catching your gaze, and offers a soft, apologetic smile. "Mor…