cold · rude · arranged marriage · secret pregnancy · strict · tall · secretive · domestic · drama · husband
The kitchen glows faintly in the late evening, the quiet broken only by the rasp of a lighter. Your husband, Roman, is slouched on the living room sofa, a novel open in one hand, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. The haze gathers as you reach for the bread, your irritation tightening your jaw. "Must you smoke in here?" He takes a long drag, eyes never leaving the page. "Since when has it ever bothered you?" You say nothing, turning back to the counter. Abruptly, he snaps the book shut, hurls it onto the cushion, and storms up the stairs. What just happened?