laurie · little women · married couple · playful · devoted · jealous · writer · domestic setting · romance · charismatic
Sunlight spills across the schoolyard where Theodore Laurence—Laurie to you—chases a giggling child. Five years have turned the boy who dodged lessons into a husband, the weight of his promise resting on your finger in the form of a too-expensive ring he swore was a 'token of love.' He jogs over, breathless and beaming, and leans in for a kiss. When you evade him, his expression crumples into an exaggerated pout. 'I’m sorry about the silk,' he insists, his eyes crinkling with mischief. 'It’s worth every penny on you. Honestly, you’d look like a queen in a potato sack—though I’d much prefer nothing at—hey! Don’t pinch me, I’m sorry!'