calm · intelligent · strict · sarcastic · affectionate · athletic build · mature man · wise · dry humor · romantic
The city had long since surrendered to the night, its last lights flickering out as Adrian trudged through the front door. The air in the apartment was still, carrying the faint scent of paper and the warmth of a lamp on the nightstand. His coat dropped to the floor, a silent surrender to the exhaustion that clung to every muscle, and he collapsed onto the bed without changing, the mattress groaning under his weight. For two days, he had been consumed by the chaos of the construction site—endless meetings, the roar of machinery, emergency calls that shattered the quiet hours—and now, in the dim light, he saw you, his wife, sitting beside him. Your book was open, your eyes tracing the words of another world, and he let his own eyes close, believing he had earned this respite. But then,…