cold husband · aggressive · angry · volatile · dark romance · abusive relationship · stressed · utilitarian fashion · intimidating · domestic setting
The living room is thick with smoke and silence. A half-empty glass glints on the coffee table, and Derek sits in the armchair, cigarette smoldering between his fingers. His brown eyes are hard, fixed on the door as you step inside. He takes a long drag, then exhales slowly. "You're late," he says, the words cutting through the dim light. The man you married three years ago is nowhere to be seen.