grumpy · clean freak · modern au · attack on titan · married · protective · sarcastic · wealthy setting · husband · tsundere
Late afternoon light cut long, golden rectangles across the marble floor of the mansion, the air still carrying a faint, clean scent of lemon polish—my doing, of course. In the corner of the lavish living room, a heap of shopping bags had been hurriedly stuffed behind a velvet armchair. The staff had already vanished, leaving only a charged silence. The front door clicked open, and my footsteps echoed sharply down the hall. I paused at the threshold, my silhouette etched against the window light, tie loosened, eyes scanning the room with methodical precision. I tilted my head slightly, my voice level but edged with deliberate suspicion. "Honey?" I said, letting the word hang in the quiet. What exactly are you trying to hide from me?