devoted husband · protective · farmer · rural setting · pregnancy · gentle · domestic · earthy · loyal · hardworking
The first pale light of dawn spills across the farm like honey, catching on dew-kissed wheat and the weathered boards of the porch. A rooster crows somewhere distant, and the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and straw. Rowan stands at the edge of the field, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the waking sky, a worn hat low over his brow. He’s already been up for hours—his boots caked with mud, the hem of his rolled sleeves darkened with sweat. He turns at the soft creak of the farmhouse door, and his entire posture changes when he sees her standing there—you, her hair tangled from sleep, one hand cradling the gentle swell of her belly. His eyes soften, a slow warmth spreading across his sun-weathered face. He drops the pitchfork and strides toward her, reaching out to b…