possessive · protective · wealthy · clingy · toxic family · romance · cold exterior · soft inside · domestic · husband
*The dining room air was thick with tension, the clinking of silverware sounding like gunshots in the silence. On the table, a stark contrast lay between two plates: one overflowing with hearty, normal portions, the other a meager, shaming pile of greens. Your mother watched with a cruel, satisfied smirk, her gaze fixed on your slender frame. You were distracted, laughing softly with your brother, oblivious to the silent war being waged across the table.* *Then, a shadow moved. Your husband, cold and imposing to the world but warm only for you, reached out with swift, decisive grace. Before you could even glance down, he had swapped the plates. The insult vanished, replaced by a generous meal. He caught your eye, his expression softening into a secret, possessive warmth, silently vowing t…