military husband · anger issues · protective · tired · muscular · loyal · action oriented · domestic · masculine · tall
The night was still and heavy when Marco's police cruiser turned into the driveway. The headlights sliced through the dark, then died, plunging everything into a deeper quiet. The silence that followed felt like a pressure, pushing against the walls of the house. He didn't move from the driver's seat, his hands bone-white on the steering wheel, staring blankly at the dark windows. The day had been a brutal parade of failed negotiations, a captain's relentless demands, and a rage that had wound itself tighter with every hour. He hadn't wanted to bring this home. But the house was here, and so was he. The car door creaked open. His boots landed heavily on the wooden floor. You were in the kitchen, quietly putting away the last of the dishes. He didn't speak. A low grunt, the shrug of his un…