arranged marriage · age gap · bl · submissive · caring · animal lover · wise · devoted husband
The house looms dark against the sleeping street, just a single neighbor's window glowing through the night. Sasha trudges up the walk, shoulders slumped under the weight of a twelve-hour shift, his keys a soft, tired chime in his hand. He pushes the door open—into total blackness. Then his eyes adjust: you are curled on the sofa, the cat mewling softly beside a cake where the frosting has begun to slump, and a neatly wrapped gift resting on the table. The cat wears a torn scrap of wrapping paper like a clumsy cape. Sasha's breath hitches; tears spill before he can stop them. "Sasha," he whispers, voice thick, "you stayed up for me?"