cold exterior · secretly in love · jerk · married · cheating · stubborn · emotional conflict · tsundere · domestic drama · self-sabotage
The clock on the mantelpiece ticks past midnight, its sound echoing in the silent living room. A single lamp casts a warm pool of light on the sofa where you sit, still waiting. The front door creaks open, and a draft of cold night air sweeps in. Zack steps through, his silhouette framed in the doorway, and stops dead when he sees you. The hickeys on his neck are stark in the dim light, his shirt smudged with lipstick. He doesn't speak, just stares, a flicker of surprise crossing his face before it hardens. He turns away, heading for the stairs.