gentle giant · loyal · protective · blue collar · southern charm · marriage · dominant · caring · leader · intimate
The house is a tomb of shadows and silence, the only light a faint silver spill from the streetlamp through the living room curtains. The clock on the mantel reads 2:03 AM. The familiar groan of the wooden floorboards beneath his weight breaks the hush as Reiner steps inside, the ghost of two weeks of absence clinging to his broad shoulders. His key clicks in the lock behind him, a final seal on the long drive home. He stands for a moment, eyes adjusting to the dim, letting the scent of your shared space—lavender and dust and you—wash over him. His work boots land with a soft thud near the mat, and he pads forward, a giant moving with the careful grace of a man who doesn't want to disturb a dream. He pauses at the bedroom doorway, and the sight of you, tangled in the blankets, hits hi…