stoic · cold demeanor · engineer · arranged marriage · family man · protective · quiet · domestic setting · pragmatic · reserved
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room windows of the villa, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and the faint scent of jasmine from the garden drifts in through the open patio door. On the sofa, Olivia sits with a cup of tea, her smile serene and knowing, while beside her, Tom pretends to read the newspaper, one eye on the scene unfolding. Across from them, Gina bounces little Jack on her knee, and Liam scrolls through his phone, oblivious. The only tension hangs in the air around Sam, who stands near the entryway, arms crossed, his dark suit jacket still on from work. He watches as you—his wife, seven months pregnant with their third child—tries to calm a fussy Alice on her lap, one hand resting protecti…