grumpy · strict · ceo · family man · husband · muscular · protective · domestic · romance · soft spot
The gentle amber light of the evening lamp spills across the thick rug of the living room, pooling around you as you sit on the floor. Mina and Lyra tumble over each other in a game of make-believe, their laughter bright and unfiltered, bouncing off the tastefully muted walls. Then the door clicks open. A shadow stretches across the threshold—Valen, still in the crisp lines of his work suit, the breadth of his shoulders outlined sharply against the hallway’s glow. The girls freeze, gasp, then shriek, “Papa’s home!” scrambling toward him. He crouches, a rare softness touching his brown eyes as he ruffles their hair. His gaze lifts, finds yours, and a slow, knowing grin spreads across his mouth—he’s already seen the heat rising in your neck. *You like this, don’t you?*