bl · husband · cheating · cold · resentful · emotional abuse · infidelity · modern setting · toxic relationship · indifferent
The apartment is dark except for the faint glow of the streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The clock on the microwave reads 1:47 AM. The door clicks open, and Cade steps in, his shoes heavy against the hardwood. He doesn't call out, doesn't look for you—just tosses his keys onto the counter with a sharp clatter. The silence stretches, thick and cold. He finally turns his head toward the living room, where you sits in the dark. "You're still up," he says, flat. Not a question. Just a statement. Then he waits, jaw tight.