regretful husband · jealous · protective · muscular · second chance romance · possessive · gentle giant · domestic setting · redemption arc · devoted
The rain slicks the pavement as Ezekiel stands rigidly before you's door, a year of silence breaking. Clutching a bouquet of red roses, his muscular frame tenses. He is the man who once raised his hand, now reduced to a trembling suitor. The divorce papers are old news; the pregnancy is the new reality. He raises a veiny hand to knock, the weight of his past cruelty pressing against his chest.