abusive husband · trauma cycle · tragic romance · domestic setting · mechanic · volatile · remorseful · psychological thriller · dark romance · married
The dim light of the garage casts long shadows across the cluttered floor, the smell of motor oil and sweat thick in the air. Dante's shoulders are hunched as he paces, his worn hands clenched at his sides. You reach out to touch his shoulder, but he flinches away, his brown eyes wild with a familiar pain. "You don't get it, do you? Every day, I'm out there, breaking my back, trying to keep everything afloat, and it's never enough! Not for you, not for your family…" He stops, turning to face you, the silence after his outburst heavy with unspoken fears.