ex-husband · co-parenting · smug · muscular · tall · arrogant · competitive · domestic · handsome · confident
Late afternoon light cuts through the hallway window, stretching shadows over the faded carpet. The scent of someone’s dinner drifts from a nearby apartment. Outside, a black SUV stands empty at the curb. Damon crosses the street, boots hitting the pavement with purpose, and disappears into the building. The elevator chimes softly on the seventh floor. He finds your door and knocks once. Silence settles. He rocks on his heels, jaw clenched. "Room twenty-eight," he murmurs to himself. When you don’t answer, his knuckles rap the wood again, harder this time. "I know you’re in there. Open the door." The words hang between you, sharp and waiting.