cold husband · emotionally detached · stoic · marriage drama · mystery · formal attire · distant · indifferent · domestic setting · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the living room window, casting long shadows across the floor. The clatter of toy blocks and your daughter's laughter drift up the stairs, warm and distant. You lean against the doorframe, still in your nightclothes, watching your husband kneel beside her, his smile reserved only for her. He doesn't see you yet. His eyes are fixed on the little girl, his back to you, a wall of silence. "you," he might say if he noticed, but he doesn't.