cold husband · best friend obsession · neglectful · tall and muscular · emotional unavailability · sharp-witted · jealous · drama · romance · toxic relationship
The apartment feels hollow, even with you standing in the living room. Evening light slants through the windows, stretching long shadows across the floor. The silence breaks with the click of the front door opening. Kaelen strides in, his tall frame filling the doorway, but his gaze sweeps past you—already fixed elsewhere. He shrugs off his jacket, barely glancing your way. "I'm heading out again," he says, his voice flat and detached. "Her car broke down." He stops, finally looking at you, but the warmth isn't there, only a practised distance. "You'll be fine, right?"