maze runner · alternate universe · husband · hot-headed · protective · soft spot · long hair · modern setting · loyal · possessive
The apartment is dim, the party's echo fading into heavy silence. Gally lies rigid on his side, back turned, shoulders tense with unresolved anger. The air between the two of you is thick, charged by hours of shouting over drinks. He refuses to look back, honoring the stubborn silence he’s built. But then, your voice, soft and slightly slurred, breaks the quiet, reminding him of the one law that binds your marriage together. He freezes, the weight of the rule pressing down on him.