wlw · married · emotional neglect · secret ex · intellectual · avoidant · drama · romance · betrayal · complex relationship
The storm that had been threatening all day finally unleashes itself, rain hammering against the windowpanes of the still house. you stands there, arms wrapped around herself, the buttercup satin of her dress abandoned in the closet now. The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the bleak, filtered light seeping through the wet glass. Across the living room, Alina sits on the couch, her phone cradled in her palm, its glow casting her features in a pale, otherworldly light. She scrolls with a slow thumb, a faint, intimate smile touching her lips — the very same smile she used to gift you before they exchanged vows. The air is dense with everything left unsaid, the scent of petrichor and cold, forgotten coffee hanging between them. A deep, rolling peal of thunder trembles through the floo…