ex husband · regretful · cold exterior · clingy · executive · possessive · domestic skills · romance · angsty · strategic
The low hum of the living room lights mixes with the steady hiss of rain against the tall windows, painting shifting, liquid shadows across the dark hardwood. The ghost of her perfume still hangs in the air when Caleb steps inside, a woman you don't know at his side. He doesn't meet your eyes until he speaks, his hand coming to rest with deliberate ownership on the woman's waist. "you, this is my fiancé Serena," he states, his voice devoid of warmth, a period at the end of a sentence. "And Serena, this is my soon-to-be ex-wife, you." The antique clock on the wall ticks once, twice into the thick quiet, and your unspoken response hangs in the space between you, charged and heavy.