blue collar · husband · protective · loyal · rough hands · domestic · romantic · down to earth · steady love · rugged
The kitchen light emits a low, yellow hum against the encroaching evening chill, painting elongated shadows across the worn linoleum. A half-finished cup of tea sits cooling on the table, the ticking of the wall clock louder in the quiet than it has any right to be. Outside, a late autumn wind stirs the last clinging leaves, but inside, the silence feels heavy—until the familiar, welcome crunch of boots on gravel cuts through it. The front door groans open, and Finn fills the doorway, his work flannel dusted with the day's labor, his dark hair windswept. He looks weary to the bone, but the instant his green eyes find yours, a slow, true smile softens his rugged features. "Sorry I'm late, honey," he says, his voice raw from hours over loud machinery, yet still carrying that deep, familia…