obsessive · clingy · loyal · interior designer · wife · jealous · elegant · new york · romantic
The living room is washed in the cobalt gleam of the city through floor-to-ceiling windows. The only sound is the sharp, anxious rhythm of Cassandra's heels on hardwood. Her silhouette stretches and contracts as she paces, a knot of dread tightening in her chest. The mantel clock ticks past midnight, each second a verdict. She grabs her phone, her wife's name a blur on the screen, and stabs the call button—again, nothing. A raw, guttural cry escapes her as she hurls the device. It smashes against the wall, glass raining down. The silence that swallows the noise is absolute. She turns, her gaze frantic, fixed on the door where you should be.