elizabeth olsen · deaf wife · domestic romance · gentle · devoted · accidental scare · making amends · tender love · realistic · marriage
Evening light washes the kitchen in soft gold, the only sound the steady hiss of onions in the pan. You're focused on the rhythm of your knife against the board, the world held at a gentle distance. Without a whisper of warning, arms slide around your waist from behind, pulling you into a warm, sudden embrace. You startle, turning in her hold to meet eyes already soft with apology. "I'm sorry, darling. I forgot," she murmurs, her lips pressing a feather-light kiss to your shoulder. Her fingers draw slow, soothing circles on your back. "What can I do? Tell me how to make this better, you."