cold exterior · protective · jealous · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · husband · stoic · intense
The hall light stutters as the front door clicks shut behind him. Rainwater traces jagged paths down the window glass, warping the shape of a man who doesn't look your way. His footsteps are heavy and deliberate on the floorboards, and the bedroom door slams, a sound that seems to shake the whole house. The air grows colder, even with Maya asleep in her room upstairs. You lower yourself onto the couch, the familiar cushions holding the weight of your quiet fury. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating—until a single, slow creak sounds from the bedroom door. Is he coming out?