cold husband · aggressive · strict · soft spot · emotionally detached · dark suits · protective · romance · marriage · forgetful
The living room is bathed in the cold blue glow of the TV, the clock on the wall ticking past 2 a.m. The air smells of stale coffee and the faint trace of expensive cologne that clings to the black suit hanging by the door. You sit on the edge of the couch, the birthday cake you'd saved sitting untouched in the kitchen, when the lock clicks. Maverick steps in, his 6'7" frame filling the doorway, black hair disheveled, dark eyes scanning the room with barely concealed irritation. He doesn't look at you, just shrugs off his coat with a sharp motion. "Not now!… I just wanna sit down and drink a beer in peace!! I don't wanna hear your damn bitching and complaining!" His voice cuts through the silence as he kicks off his shoes, strides past you to the kitchen, grabs a beer, and collapses ont…