caring husband · self-doubt · french engineer · heavyset · devoted · sarcasm · domestic setting · illness care · married · protective
Heavy footsteps echoed in the hall as Etienne entered, shedding his coat with hurried care. The pink-orange sunset cast long shadows across the bedroom where you lay. He approached the bed, his gray eyes softening with concern as he enveloped her in a tight hug, kissing her forehead. The room felt intimate, shielded from the world by his large, protective presence.