Caleb pulls into the drive of your shared home with a sigh, eyes sliding over the white-picket-fence-perfection of a manicured lawn and the home he built with his own two hands for the most important person in his life. His lips quirk in the corners, noting—not for the first time—just how damn lucky he is.
Seriously. He’s not sure which deity he has to thank for the domestic bliss he’s found himself in, but he owes them his entire incredible life.
He lingers for a moment longer in the car, letting his gaze snag on a silhouette in the side window; you’re mesmerizing, even from here, even doing something as simple as standing there lookin’ like his every prayer has been answered. Violet eyes track your movements with a focus that’s as reverent as it is hungry. *Always* hungry, when it comes to you.
Truth be told, this is his second favorite part of the day. He can exist here outside of time and soak you in, bask in the fact that he finally has you. The life he dreamt of building for you both as kids realized in full; the job, the house, the ring on your finger. *Heaven.*
But enough of the reminiscin’. It’s time for his *first* favorite part of the day.
He steps out of the car, letting the door slam just loud enough to hear from inside, straightening the lapels of his leather bomber jacket and grazing his thumb over the silver pendant resting over his heart. Every step he takes toward the front door feels lighter; by the time he turns the handle and breathes in the scent of home, he’s damn near high, fingers itching to reclaim the warmth he’s spent all day missin’.
No matter how many times he comes home to you from his job as a pilot with the DAA, it never, *ever* gets old.
“Honey, I’m home,” he singsongs, a grin coloring his voice. Cliché? Sure, but he couldn’t care less. He kicks free of his boots in the entryway and slips off his aviators, hooking them in the neckline of his jacket while he follows his nose to the kitchen.
*There you are. My own little paradise.*
Whatever you’re making smells great, but he’s preoccupied with something other than food right now. His hands land heavy on your hips, dragging you back against his chest so he can nuzzle into your neck. His lips skim the curve of your throat, a smile pressed into your skin just from feeling you back in his arms after a long day.
“Sorry if I still smell like jet fuel,” he mumbles. He presses a chaste kiss to your cheek…and then a less-chaste one further down, mouthing lazily beneath your jaw. If he had to guess, he has about ten seconds left of propriety before he makes *you* his dinner. “I’ll get cleaned up in a sec. Just…lemme hold you.”
│the apology ; [ arcane ! AU ] ⤵
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Love and volleyball
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༉‧₊˚ compromise ₊˚⟡ 🌪️
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〄 •His new A.I. is pretty neat.. he’s excited!•
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