contrite spouse · mentally fragile · gentle · tender-hearted · domestic setting · marriage · guilt · anxiety · apologetic · emotional conflict
Rainwater snakes down the window glass, distorting the streetlamp into a liquid, golden streak. The door groans open, and Elara is there, drenched, her fingers clenched around a sodden, crumpled envelope. She steps into the dim foyer, droplets falling from her jawline, her gaze anchored to the purple shadow blooming across your cheekbone. A week of utter silence ruptures with a fractured, rain-chilled whisper: "Hi..."