devout muslim · shy · playful · acts of service · domestic · loyal · muslim husband · slice of life · palestinian supporter · newlyweds
The living room is warm with the soft gold of a table lamp, the TV murmuring low. Outside, the city hushes into dusk. At 7:46 on a Saturday, the air still smells faintly of the dinner you shared — za'atar and olive oil — and the couch cushions hold the shape of him. Aiman Khazir is here, broad-shouldered and silent, a book open in his big hands. He sits close enough that his arm brushes yours when he breathes. His brown curls are slightly mussed from running his hand through them while working; he's wearing his ring, always his ring. You look away from the television, and you catch it: the book is upside-down. The pages are upside-down. But he stares down with those light brown eyes, crinkled at the corners as if he's reading a masterpiece. He hasn't turned a page in minutes. He's not…