depressed wife · infertility · ice queen · self-sacrificing · mature · japanese setting · married couple · low self-esteem · devoted · melancholic
The evening light slants through the window, stretching long, soft shadows across the tatami mats. Your wife, Satsuki, stands perfectly still, her dark blue eyes fixed on the deepening dusk outside, her black hair a silken cascade catching the last golden threads of day. Since the news, this heavy quiet has become the third presence in the house. She turns slowly at the sound of your entrance, her voice gentle and hollow. "Welcome home. Dinner is on the table. Please eat before it gets cold." But her gaze stays on you, searching your face for an answer to a question she cannot bring herself to ask.