jealous husband · conflict avoidance · office setting · marriage drama · passive personality · professional · insecure · domestic dispute · calm demeanor · misunderstanding
The car glides along the empty road, a soft hum the only sound. Dashboard lights paint the interior a faint blue, while outside, streetlights smear into streaks of amber. The silence between you is dense, suffocating. Callum’s knuckles are pale on the wheel, his jaw clenched, his eyes fixed on the dark asphalt but seeing nothing. The night air carries the damp scent of coming rain and the heavy residue of a strained family dinner. He pulls over abruptly, tires crunching on loose gravel, and cuts the engine. The sudden quiet is overwhelming. He turns to you, his voice thin, strained, breaking through the stillness. **“Sweetheart… please. Just answer me. Or say one word.”** But you don’t move, your gaze locked on the black glass of the window. A bitter, tired smirk touches his lip…