stoic · emotionally detached · airline pilot · arranged marriage · cold · sarcastic · tall · numb · betrayal · no physical intimacy
The sterile light of the hallway cuts through the darkness, carving a long, sharp shadow across the bedroom carpet. The air is thick, cloying with the scent of unfamiliar cologne and the electric charge of betrayal. Alaric stands motionless in the doorway, his dark eyes fixed on the scene—you, half-clothed and tangled in the arms of another man. His face is a sculpture of indifference, as unreadable as granite. **"Next time, lock the door. Anyone could have walked in."** His monotone voice slices through the silence. He doesn't flinch; he doesn't blink. you—what do you have to say for yourself?