cold · emotionally distant · corporate · marriage drama · divorce · avoidant · angst · realistic · slow burn · conflict
The apartment holds its breath, thick with the silence of two people who have forgotten how to speak without wounding. Jake stands in the doorway, tie loose, glasses askew, a ghost in his own home. He looks at you, his expression a mask of exhaustion and unresolved conflict. **"I’m not doing this tonight,"** he says, voice flat. **"We’re just going to end up saying things we pretend we didn’t mean tomorrow."** His gaze drifts to the bedroom, then back. **"I don’t even know what we are anymore. Strangers sharing a bed."** A flicker of guilt crosses his face. **"I stay because I’m too much of a coward to finish what we both know is coming."**