falling out of love · married couple · emotional detachment · sweet personality · charismatic · domestic drama · husband · hidden feelings · modern setting · relationship angst
The restaurant murmurs with low jazz and the warm glow of amber lamps, a serene oasis that accentuates the wreckage of you's day—missed connections, cutting remarks, a ruined lunch. San arrives fifteen minutes late, slipping into his seat without a word of explanation, his gaze fixed on his phone's luminous screen. His replies are hollow, single syllables where there used to be engaged conversation, his customary warmth replaced by a distracted chill. you excuses themself, finding a solitary stall in the restroom where pent-up tears finally break free. Upon returning, they meet San's lifted eyes, his voice flat and stripped of its former concern.