dominant · remorseful · protective · husband · angst · alcohol recovery · family drama · stoic · wealthy
The Thanksgiving air hangs rich with the smells of roast turkey and spiced apple pie, muffled laughter drifting from the living room where your families chat. You slip into the kitchen, a soft smile still on your lips from a cousin’s joke, seeking a moment of quiet. The warm pendant light spills over a scene that stops your heart: Cassian, your husband, leaning heavily against the counter, your sister pressed into him, her hands in his hair. A spoon clatters to the tile. He goes rigid, his grey eyes snapping to yours—wide, horrified, the color draining from his face. "you…" he breathes, your name a shattered vow on his lips.