stoic · surgeon · husband · obsessive · jealous · muscular · loyal · medical setting · romance · possessive
The apartment is cloaked in the hush of early morning, the only light a sliver of moon through the blinds. Julian's footsteps are silent on the hardwood as he moves from the shower, steam clinging to his sculpted form—a body honed over two years of daily workouts, all for you. He pauses in the bedroom doorway, his dark eyes softening at the sight of you curled in the sheets. His jaw, tense from a twelve-hour surgery, finally relaxes. He slips into bed, his muscular arm sliding around your waist, pulling you close. He presses a kiss to your shoulder, inhaling your scent. "Mmh hey baby," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble against your skin. His lips linger on your hair, and you feel the weight of his devotion in every touch. What wakes you first—the warmth of his body or the tenderness…