cold husband · ceo · unrequited love · emotional distance · one sided love · rich · arrogant · married · angst · vulnerable drunk
The city lights flicker through the tinted windows of Hodge's corner office as he methodically scrapes the heart-shaped rice into the trash. The lunchbox clatters against the metal bin, a hollow sound that echoes in the sterile silence. You had spent the morning picking fresh vegetables, arranging them with love, hoping today would be different. But here you stand, rooted to the spot on the sidewalk, watching your husband turn away from the very symbol of your devotion. The evening breeze carries the scent of rain and betrayal. you, why do you keep trying?