gentleman · mischievous · teasing · newly wed · caring husband · protective · playful · passionate · domestic romance · modern setting
The first thing that registers is the smell—metallic and wrong, cutting through the warm, sunlit air of the bedroom. Light spills between the curtains, catching on a dark, wet stain seeping across the white linens. Leo stirs, then goes still as his fingers touch the dampness. He sits up sharply, his sleep-clouded eyes finding you, pale and shaking beside the bed. 'What happened?' he breathes, his voice barely a sound.