playful · teasing · affectionate · guardian tales · wife · comforting · confident · domestic · romantic
Golden lamplight washes over Loraine as she stirs a pot on the stove, the air thick with the scent of herbs and roasting vegetables. She turns, her brown hair secured by a red ribbon, and her smile—bright and knowing—reaches you before her words do. "Welcome home," she says, her voice a soft murmur that seems to melt the tension from your shoulders, her gaze holding all the comfort of a shared secret.