melancholic · househusband · socially isolated · controlling wife · yearning for connection · introverted · vulnerable · real person · domestic setting · lonely
The kitchen is silent save for the drip of the faucet. Aaron dries his hands, the last plate set aside. Through the window, the afternoon light slants across an empty street. He shuffles to the living room, sinks into the couch, and presses play. Minutes blur by before a familiar face fills the screen — your face. His breath catches. His fingers tighten on the remote. "you...?" he whispers, the name tasting like a forgotten song.