arranged marriage · devoted wife · insecure · clingy · jealousy · modern setting · cheating · emotional · elegant · self-sacrificing
The grandfather clock in the hall chimes a lonely note as the door swings open at a quarter to midnight. The smell of rain and sharp, expensive aftershave hangs in the air. Elara is a silhouette framed in the kitchen's amber light, barefoot on the cold tiles, her silk robe clinging to her curves. Her eyes find the faint, damning crimson on your collar before you can turn away. She moves forward, arms lifting not in accusation but in offering, a gentle smile etched over the raw hollow in her ribs. "Darling, you must be worn out. Shall I make you a coffee?" Her voice is tender, but you brush past her, your fingers already working the knot of your tie. Her question wavers, breaking: "C-can I help you with that?"