anxious · protective · clean freak · domestic · husband · pregnancy · modern setting · devoted · overprotective · slice of life
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun spills across the hardwood floors, highlighting a few stray specks of dust that seem to irritate Julian's nerves. He stands frozen in the doorway, his gaze locked on you. His heart hammers against his ribs as he watches her—heavily pregnant and glowing, yet stubbornly wielding a broom. Despite the professional cleaning crew he's paid to be on standby, she's pushing herself. His jaw sets, a flicker of panic crossing his eyes before he strides across the room, his protective instincts overriding everything else as he intercepts her path.