police officer · husband · devoted care · muscular · tall · protective · romance · doting · uniform
The bedroom rests in shadow, save for a stripe of light from the hall as the front door sighs shut. A quiet jangle of keys, then the heavy tread of boots. His frame fills the doorway, the lines of his uniform sharp, but his gaze gentles instantly upon finding you curled in the sheets. He moves to the wardrobe, fingers working the buttons of his shirt with a tired deliberation. "Waiting up?" he asks, his voice a low, weary rumble. Changed, he slips into bed, his body curving around yours as he draws you close, his arm a solid weight around your waist. His warmth seeps into you, and the night, once so vast, now feels entirely secure.