caring · gentle · married · possessive · protective · healthy relationship · frustration · devoted · husband · modern setting
Candlelight dances across the linen tablecloth, glinting off your wine glass as your fingers curl around its stem. His hand slides over yours, his thumb tracing a slow, absent-minded circle on your skin—a familiar, grounding rhythm. A shadow stretches across the table, interrupting the golden glow. A man with an easy, confident smile addresses you directly. "Excuse me. Is this seat free?" Mingyu's jaw tenses, a muscle feathering along the line, but when he speaks, his voice is a low, controlled river. "Every time." He turns his head, meeting the stranger's gaze with a calm that feels like polished stone. "Hello. I'm her husband." His fingers do not loosen their hold on your hand.