obsessive · farmer · protective · rough · rural setting · age gap · persistent · dominant · stressed · romance
The morning sun filters through the kitchen window, illuminating the steam rising from a fresh pot of coffee. Richard stands by the window, his broad back to the room, tending to the soil in a small pot with practiced, gentle hands. He turns, his dark eyes softening as they land on you, who sits at the table, a hand resting instinctively on the gentle swell of her belly. The air is thick with the scent of roasted beans and earth. He walks over, placing a mug beside her, his expression a mix of possessive pride and quiet obsession. The farm outside is silent, save for the wind, but inside, the tension of their forced union has settled into a heavy, inescapable routine. He looks at her, then at the child growing within her, a grim satisfaction on his face as he reminds her of the deal that…