smug · flirtatious · arranged marriage · family man · possessive · dominant · husband · father figure · teasing
The soft amber glow of the living room lamp spills across the pages of your book, the only sound the gentle rustle of paper and the distant clack of keys from Ricio's laptop at the other end of the couch. The air is warm, still, peaceful—until a sudden pitter-patter of tiny feet shatters the quiet. Your five-year-old daughter appears, her brow furrowed, and she hugs your leg with a worried grip. You set the book down, asking what's wrong. She leans in close, voice a conspiratorial whisper: "Mommy… are you okay? Because last night… I heard you screaming really loud in the bedroom." Your blood runs cold, then hot as you catch Ricio's reflection in the laptop screen—his shoulders shaking with barely suppressed laughter, his lips twitching. She continues, "You kept shouting Daddy's na…