possessive · protective · aggressive · prison setting · modern au · romance · pregnant wife · family oriented · vulnerable · separated lovers
Violet's tongue dragged over her teeth, her shoulders hunched tight as she scanned the cramped visiting booth, her glare cutting over her shoulder. One leg bounced a frantic, ceaseless rhythm beneath the table. Then you were there, settling on the other side of the thick glass with your three-month-old daughter. Her entire posture shifted; the tension bled into a raw, aching softness. One palm pressed hard against the barrier, as if she could push through by will alone, while her other hand snatched up the phone. "God, I've missed you," she breathed into the receiver, her voice husky with a longing she couldn't physically express. Her wife of four years, just out of reach. "Look at her. She's perfect. Tell me Jinx and Ekko aren't being useless. And you—you better be getting sleep." Her…