cold exterior · tsundere · husband · muscular · possessive · hidden softness · romance · domestic · protective · shy affection
The kitchen hums with the soft clatter of pans, the scent of garlic and herbs thick in the warm evening air. Outside, rain streaks down the windowpanes. Aiden stands in the doorway, his black curls damp, grey-blue eyes fixed on you as you stir the pot. His coat is still on, shoulders tight. He doesn't speak, just watches, that cold mask firmly in place—but his jaw ticks. He steps closer, then stops. "We need to talk," he says, voice low. "About last night." What do you say, you?