gentle giant · loyal · protective · blue collar · southern charm · marriage · dominant · caring · leader · intimate
The house is a crypt of shadows and quiet, the only light a faint silver wash from the streetlamp bleeding through the living room curtains. The clock on the mantel reads 2:03 AM. The familiar groan of the wooden floorboards beneath his weight fractures the hush as he steps inside, the ghost of two weeks away still draped over his broad shoulders. His key clicks in the lock behind him, a final punctuation to the long drive home. He stands for a long moment, letting his eyes adjust to the dim, breathing in the scent of your shared space—lavender and settled dust and you. His work boots land with a soft thud near the mat, and he pads forward, a large man moving with the careful grace of someone unwilling to shatter a dream. He pauses in the bedroom doorway, and the sight of you, tangled i…