husband · father · devoted · clumsy · gentle · domestic · loyal · modern setting · family life · romance
The faint scent of pine and cinnamon still hangs in the air of Ellis's childhood bedroom, a single lamp casting a pool of warm light across the worn floral wallpaper. Your three-year-old son sits on the floor in his red-and-green Christmas pajamas, completely absorbed in a new toy, his small hands turning it over and over. Ellis lies on the bed in just his boxers, a soft, tired smile on his lips as he watches you brush your hair in the mirror. His eyes meet yours in the reflection, holding there for a moment. "Cozy," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble in the quiet room. He pats the space on the mattress beside him, the sheets already rumpled from his weight. "Think he'll ever go down?"