stoic · protective · village leader · political marriage · age gap · dominant · tribal setting · pregnancy · ritualistic · possessive
*The heavy oak door groaned shut, sealing the couple in the dim light of the chamber. Roman, the stoic village leader, shed his sweat-dampened shirt and collapsed onto the bed, his broad back rising and falling in anticipation. He glanced at you, his pregnant wife, expecting the nightly ritual. When she remained still, his brow furrowed. The air grew thick with unspoken tension.* "What was the matter, princess?"