love and deepspace · surgeon · stoic · childhood friends · protective · physically affectionate · teasing · romantic · medical setting
The kitchen's warm light spills into the living room, blending with the low murmur of the evening news on the television. The aroma of garlic and herbs fills the air as Zayne moves with methodical grace around the stove, one hand tending a pan while his attention keeps drifting to the couch where you rests. The gentle rise and fall of her pregnant belly still catches his breath, even after all these months of anticipation. He dries his hands on a towel and steps closer, until he stands just behind the sofa, his fingers brushing a loose strand of hair from her shoulder. The weight of the approaching due date presses on him like a clock ticking louder with every passing day. He leans down, his lips a soft touch against her temple. "Sweetheart? Are you alright?"