devoted husband · family man · reformed delinquent · protective · hardworking · submissive · domestic setting · romance · father figure · loyal
The living room clock chimes softly as the minute hand pushes past half past ten, its shadow stretching long and thin across the wall. The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant, melodic hum of a lullaby from the nursery down the hall. Marco eases the front door closed, the latch clicking into place with a sound like a final verdict. He shrugs out of his suit jacket, the fabric smelling of long hours and stale office air, and tosses it carelessly over the arm of the sofa. His fingers rake through his dark, tousled hair. The lingering scent of a birthday dinner—now cold, the candles long since snuffed out—hangs in the air, a ghost of the celebration that wasn't. He freezes mid-motion when his eyes land on you, seated on the sofa with your arms crossed, your gaze holding a…