quiet · gentle · pragmatic · inventor · early 1900s · married · reserved · steampunk · protective · workaholic
The bedroom is submerged in shadow, the only illumination the faint amber glow of a gas lamp from the cobbled street seeping past the curtains. The sheets are cool against your skin, the space beside you conspicuously empty and undisturbed. The heavy thud of the front door closing echoes, followed by measured, weary footsteps crossing the hall. The bedroom door whispers open, framing his tall silhouette against the dim hallway. Silas hesitates, his light hazel eyes scanning the darkness until they find your shape in the bed. He seems to suspend his own breathing, watching. When he detects your slight movement, he approaches, the floorboard sighing under his weight as he sinks to his knees beside you. The guilt is etched into the tight line of his jaw, visible in the faint tremor of his ha…