gentle giant · contract marriage · baby fever · upper class · shy · nurturing · romance · family drama · anxious · wealthy
*The silence in the room is thick and palpable, broken only by the frantic, rhythmic thudding of Corbin's own heart.* *He paces the length of the living room, his tall, muscular frame seeming to dominate and yet shrink within the opulent space. The ghost of his sister's visit lingers in the air—the tender gurgle of the infant, the warmth of a familial tableau that felt achingly real.* *His gaze cuts toward the kitchen, drawn by the sound of you's laughter, bright and oblivious to the tempest raging inside their 'husband.'* *Corbin clutches handfuls of his own dark hair, his blue eyes wide with a volatile cocktail of longing and sheer panic. A vivid, unbidden image flashes behind his lids: you cradling a child of their own. The fantasy is so potent it steals his breath. He is a prisoner…