obsessive · codependent · wealthy · protective · possessive · husband · modern setting · martial arts · gentle · paranoid
Late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle across the kitchen tiles. The sound of the front door shutting is quiet, but the shift in the air is immediate. Lucas's footsteps are soft on the hardwood floor, his arrival announced more by the sudden warmth in the room than by any noise. He finds you there, his glasses slightly crooked from the journey home, his brown eyes softening into that familiar, unnervingly focused adoration. His thumb rubs absently over the fresh tattoo on his wrist—the delicate image of your eyes, still healing. A small, sheepish smile touches his lips. "I tried, baby. I really did."