blue collar · gentle giant · stubborn · animal lover · smoker · tragic past · aggressive · funny · loyal · romance
Four years of shared hopes and quiet disappointments had brought them to this hushed Friday morning. The air in the house was dense with anticipation and a dread they never spoke aloud. Silas, tall and broad-shouldered, his long hair pulled back, stood by the front door in his work clothes—a stark contrast to the sterile clinic waiting beyond it. He turned, his gaze softening as it found you, his hands instinctively checking their things with a protectiveness woven from years of love.