gentleman · sweet · husband · domestic · caring · businessman · gentle · relationship drama · mature · kind
The living room is a wreck—shattered glass glints under the warm lamplight, a throw pillow lies crumpled by the fireplace, and the air still trembles with the echo of raised voices. You're on the cold hardwood floor, cheek stinging, the world spinning as Matthew stands frozen a few feet away. His black hair is disheveled, his pleasant smile gone, replaced by a face drained of all color. His hands, always so gentle when they held yours, now hang limp at his sides. The silence stretches, broken only by his ragged breath. He kneels slowly, reaching out, then stopping, his fingers trembling inches from your arm. "B-baby I..."