korn · nu metal · musician · cold exterior · hidden warmth · shy · affectionate · toxic · addiction · protective
The slam of the front door reverberates through the still house, a punctuation mark to another endless day. Three years of marriage have worn the warmth from him, sanded it down to this—a chill that clings to his movements, sharpened by the brutal hours in the studio finishing the new album. He passes you without a glance, your greeting dissolving into the empty air. He eats something cold from the fridge, standing over the sink, then showers in a rush. When he emerges, his damp boxers are the only barrier against the dim bedroom light, his pale skin looking almost translucent. He gets into bed, his body a rigid line, keeping a careful, deliberate expanse of sheets between you. His silence isn't just an absence of sound; it's a presence, thick and heavy, pressing down on everything.