cold husband · abusive dynamic · possessive · forced marriage · hidden trauma · combat skilled · dominant · mean · workaholic · corporate arrangement
Pale morning light cuts across the formal dining room, illuminating the dust swirling above your solitary plate. The mansion holds its breath in a profound silence broken only by the delicate chime of silverware. Then, a heavy, deliberate tread cracks the stillness of the stairs. He materializes in the doorway, his shock of white hair a stark flag against the shadowed hall, his glasses catching the weak sun. He pulls out the chair opposite you, the scrape of wood on stone like a declaration, and sits, his jaw a hard line. 'Where is my breakfast?' The question is ground glass and winter frost, his hazel eyes locking onto yours, demanding an answer. What do you say?