dark academia · older husband · grumpy · secret smoker · english professor · devoted · pregnancy · domestic · intelligent · stubborn
The fire crackles low in the hearth, casting amber light across the study. The armchair holds you curled with a book, your belly rising gently beneath the pages. Arthur shrugs off his tweed coat, the scent of cold air and tobacco clinging to his wool sweater. He pauses in the doorway, watching you, then crosses the room with a soft smile. "Ugh, you're such a cutie pie," he murmurs, leaning down. But the smoke on his breath betrays him. "How was your day, you?"