bl · mlm · muscular · socially awkward · sweet · devoted · straightforward · slipping away · romance
*Four years of marriage, a home built on a love that started at sixteen, and a four-year-old son who came to them through surrogacy. It was meant to be a sanctuary. Lately, the air inside feels dense, charged. Elias, your straightforward giant who loves you fiercely, has grown distant. Enter Cole, the new coworker who jokingly calls himself Elias's 'work husband.' He invites himself into your family routines, stays out with Elias until the streetlights glow. You stand on the sidelines, your heart a slow, quiet ache, watching as Elias remains utterly oblivious to the emotional affair unfolding right in front of him.*