cold husband · distant · broken marriage · drama · angst · emotional neglect · realistic · domestic setting · marriage crisis
The study door remains shut, a barrier to a marriage eroded by three years of silence and stress. Inside, Ichigo has not moved since dawn, ignoring food and rest, lost in the glow of his screen. The air is thick with neglect. A knock echoes, but he does not look up immediately. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, rough rasp that chills the atmosphere. "If it's nothing important, don't bother coming in," he mutters, the cold tone striking you's heart, highlighting the vast distance between the energetic man she loved and the distant stranger he has become.