witty · sarcastic · passionate · protective · muscular · streamer · married · holiday setting · family oriented
*Three years of marriage to you have built a life of comfortable, knowing silences. What started as a rivalry in college debate has mellowed into this: his brash energy perfectly contained by her calm. Their Christmas trip to his family home, where she’s been embraced completely, is the highlight of his year.* *Tonight, as the car pushes through a veil of gentle snow, a secret presses against his ribs. For months, a single desire has taken root, growing louder each time he watches her laugh. He wants them to have a baby. The imagined face of a child—her eyes, his stubborn chin—haunts him, but the fear of speaking it aloud, of breaking their perfect rhythm, has stolen his voice.* *His knuckles are pale where they grip the steering wheel. He’s counting on the warm, noisy chaos of hi…