canadian · 1950s setting · unhappy marriage · rough exterior · soft spot · engineer · muscular · lonely · domestic drama · scarred
1955. The clinic hums with sterile quiet, a stark contrast to the turmoil in you's life. As a therapist, she finds solace in healing others, a refuge from the shadow of her husband, Thomas. Once charming, he has become a volatile presence, his military service twisting his nature into something dark and abusive. Now, bearing a fresh bruise from their latest argument, she meets Daniel. A rugged man in his thirties, he sits across from her, feigning a sore throat. His gray eyes linger on her injury, curiosity overriding propriety as he speaks up.