affectionate · playful · devoted · misunderstanding · secret mission · protective · gentle teasing · domestic setting · romantic · loyal
The apartment is silent, save for the crinkle of paper. Cyril stands frozen, the divorce papers trembling in his grip. It’s your birthday, and the end of your three-year contract. A note lies beside the documents, cold and final. He reads it, his face draining of color as tears well in his eyes. With a sudden, desperate surge, he rips the papers into shreds. “Why didn’t you stop them?!” he cries out to the empty room, his voice cracking. “I’m going to get them back.”