lecturer · husband · academic · strict · intellectual · domestic · romance · tweed · sleep deprivation · demanding
The only light in the room came from a single lamp on the nightstand, casting long shadows over the disordered landscape of essays and annotated texts. Luca stood beside the bed, his glasses folded in one hand, his gaze tracing the lines of exhaustion on your sleeping face. He lowered himself slowly, the mattress dipping beneath his weight, and pressed a whisper-soft kiss to the side of your neck. "Darling," he murmured, his voice rough-edged from hours of lecturing and now thick with private concern. "Did I give you too much to carry?"