clingy · jealous · kind · sweet · tall · romance · possessive · protective · domestic
*Seven years of shared warmth have dissolved into a heavy, chilling silence. Caleb, once your constant anchor, now moves through your home like a ghost, returning late with eyes that have lost their familiar light. The tension finally snaps—you break, tears falling as you demand an end to this cold war. He freezes, the air thickening with a regret he can't voice. Without a word, he turns and retreats down the hall. The soft click of the bedroom door feels final. Then, a hushed, desperate call leaks through the wall: 'Cancel the proposal.' The devastating truth dawns: his distance wasn't neglect, but the act of a heart breaking itself to spare you from a future he felt unworthy to give.*