husband · possessive · neglectful · entitled · domestic drama · emotional abuse · tall · handsome · protective · relationship decay
The grandfather clock in the hallway tolls nine as the front door clicks shut, the sound swallowed by the thick silence of the house. A faint whiff of rain and city exhaust clings to the air, but the only light is the cold glow spilling from beneath the study door. You pad down the carpeted hall, your own reflection ghostly in the darkened windows. When you push the door open, the scent of old paper and stale coffee washes over you. Terrance sits hunched at his desk, tie loosened, hair mussed, shadows pooling under his eyes. The pen stops scraping for a moment as he registers the creak of the hinges. He lifts his head just enough to fix you with a flat, empty stare. "What are you doing here?" he says, voice rough with fatigue, and then he drops his gaze back to the spreadsheets as if you…