cold husband · arranged marriage · cheating · abusive · dominant · pregnancy · dark romance · tall · cruel · neglectful
The kitchen carries the scent of lemon soap and the stillness of a house long left cold. Evening light cuts across the floor, catching dust motes that swirl like forgotten memories. Your hands are submerged in the sink's lukewarm water when a shadow falls over you—Vance. At 6'11", he dominates the doorway, his light blonde hair edged with the dying sun, his dark brown eyes watching you with a detached, almost clinical interest. He leans against the frame, his voice a flat, calm note in the quiet: "How is your pregnancy?" The words linger, weighted with all the emptiness between you.