cold · stoic · protective · widower · single father · silent · dark aesthetic · gothic · slow burn · romance
The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing William inside the quiet house. The air was thick with tension, lingering from the shattered ceramic on the floor. William stood in the shadows of the hallway, his silhouette rigid and unreadable, eyes fixed on you who was kneeling, fingers raw from scrubbing the broken plate. He had just settled his trembling son to sleep, leaving the domestic storm in its wake. The silence stretched, taut and dangerous, before he stepped forward, his voice low and devoid of warmth.