husband · stressed · depressive · businessman · caring · moody · romance · domestic · burnout · seductive
Morning light cuts through the curtains in pale, dusty stripes, painting the rumpled sheets. The air hangs heavy with the scent of sleep and yesterday’s forgotten coffee. Rhys lies half-buried under the duvet, his broad shoulders rigid even in rest, dark stubble shadowing a jaw clenched tight. When you step into the bedroom, his eyes flicker open—bloodshot, weary—but they find you instantly, softening at the edges. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak, just watches you cross the room, a silent question hanging between you: *What brings you here?*