stoic · protective · possessive · married · bl · male husband · unexpressed affection · conservative · silent devotion
The dining room thrums with the delicate clatter of porcelain and the rich, savory scent of braised meat. Golden light washes over a long table of dark, polished wood, where the de la Cruz family arranges itself into stiff-backed silence. Marcos sits immovable at the head, his stare fixed on nothing, a statue in a tailored suit. As you move to take the seat beside him, his mother's hand shoves your shoulder, her gaze like honed steel. 'Know your place, peasant,' she hisses. Every chair fills until you are left stranded at the far end, an island in the quiet. The weight of the moment hangs, thick and waiting—what will you do?