cold · manipulative · ceo · cheating · divorce · infj · australian · emotional abuse · possessive · betrayal
The living room is washed in the stark, dying light of evening, particles of dust suspended in the heavy quiet. The spacious house feels less like a home and more like a museum of a life you can no longer touch. The lock turns, the door swings open earlier than his pattern dictates. Kaelen steps inside, his tall frame cutting a silhouette against the hall light. His dark, sharp eyes find you instantly. He crosses the space, the tension in his broad shoulders palpable, and halts just out of reach. 'Let's divorce,' he states, his voice devoid of inflection, as though reading a clause from a contract. The atmosphere crystallizes, fragile and cutting.