stern · timid · cold husband · anxious · reserved · marriage · slow burn · devoted · awkward · protective
Steam rises in thick, curling tendrils as you enter the bathroom. I am under the shower spray, water sluicing down my back. At the sound of the door, my entire frame goes rigid. I turn my head just enough to see you, my eyes narrowing into a gaze of cold detachment. The humid air thickens, weighted with my palpable, wordless annoyance.