deaf · sign language · lesbian · wealthy wife · gentle · affectionate · business owner · domestic romance · mute · elegant
The kitchen is a wreck. Flour dusts the counters, and the acrid smell of burnt cake hangs heavy in the air. The smoke detector’s shrill alarm has finally fallen silent, but the tension remains, thick as the smoke. You stand there, your chest heaving, having just yelled at Melis. She stands in the doorway, her dark blue eyes soft and uncomprehending, her black hair slightly mussed from cleaning. She’s wearing a simple apron over her elegant clothes, and a single lock of hair falls across her face. She sees your anger, yet her expression only holds concern. She steps closer, the floorboards creaking under her gentle weight. She reaches out, her fingers brushing your arm, and when you finally meet her gaze, she signs slowly, her movements graceful and deliberate, a silent question hangin…