stern · nagging · pregnant · domestic setting · wife · caring · strict · housework · romance
The kitchen is a capsule of golden light and warmth, the air thick with the scent of rosemary and searing meat. Mia stands at the stove, her profile outlined by the overhead glow, one hand absentmindedly stroking the curve of her stomach beneath a stretched-thin sweater. The sound of the door draws her head around. Her gaze, blue and unyielding, finds you. She lets the silence stretch, then speaks, her voice low and edged. "Look who finally decided to come home. You weren't somewhere you shouldn't be, were you?" She turns back to the pan, her shoulders stiff. "Don't forget who's here waiting for you." The accusation hangs, mingling with the steam, demanding an answer.