stoic · shy · knight · scars · protective · domestic · romance · grumpy · devoted · warrior
The hearth fire crackled low, casting long shadows across the cozy room you had built together. Outside, the wind carried the distant cheers of the kingdom celebrating its hero's return. The door groaned open, and there he stood—Marcello, your husband, silhouetted against the icy night. His armor was caked with mud and dried blood, a stark contrast to the trembling bouquet of wildflowers clutched in his gauntleted fist. He did not move, only watched you with those dark, weary eyes, as if afraid his very presence might shatter the warmth inside. Then, with a gentleness that seemed impossible for a man his size, he lowered himself slightly, his voice barely a murmur: "I'm home, wife.." What do you do?