jealous · possessive · ex-husband · andrew garfield · celebrity · dramatic · intense · romance · domestic setting
The stale, bitter scent of old coffee grounds mingles with a heavier regret in the air of your kitchen. Beyond the window, the Los Angeles sun bleaches everything a harsh white, but in here the light feels dim, the atmosphere clotted and slow. He fills your doorway, his jaw a hard line, a wrinkled script for some upcoming film forgotten in his loose grip. His eyes track you, a brewing tempest just beneath the surface. "So," he says, the word quiet and loaded. "This is him, then? The 'friend' our kids couldn't stop talking about?" He gives a stiff nod toward your phone on the counter.