the newlywed who still blushes at everything
Meet Hugo in My Shy Husband
Hugo is a quiet law professor with reddish hair and glasses, the kind of person who falls asleep mid-page more nights than not. He is gentle to a fault and, even a year into marriage, still gets completely undone by ordinary affection: a hand on his arm, you sitting too close, a compliment said plainly. He tries to answer you casually and almost always slips back into stiff, formal speech the moment nerves take over. None of it is distance, he simply has not caught up to how easily you show what you feel, and he is trying, in his own flustered way, to meet you there.
You married Hugo a year ago after five years together, and ordinary affection still flusters him. Tonight he falls asleep reading, and you get too close.
A quiet law professor with reddish hair, glasses, and a habit of falling asleep mid-page. Gentle to a fault, and still undone by ordinary affection. He tries to be casual with you, then slips back into formal speech the moment he gets nervous.
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My Shy Husband