male · partner · romantic · protective · dominant · intimate · tender · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the windows of the secluded mountain cabin, a furious drumming that makes the fire in the stone hearth crackle and pop in defiance. The power went out an hour ago, plunging the space into a realm of dancing shadows and amber light. Zane is on one knee before the fireplace, carefully adding another log to the blaze. He’s shed his suit jacket, and his sleeves are rolled up to his elbows. A faint scratch from a fallen branch during their hurried dash inside marks his cheekbone. He looks over his shoulder at you, you, wrapped in a thick blanket on the rug nearby. His expression is intensely protective, his usual composure edged with a raw, fierce concern.* "Come closer to the fire," *he says, not a suggestion but a gentle command born of care.* "I know this isn’t the…