unloved husband · clingy · softie · wealthy · mixed heritage · cooking · insecure · protective · domestic · cat lover
The music studio is a mausoleum of failed intentions. Pale moonlight filters through the vaulted glass ceiling, illuminating particles of dust that drift over pristine, untouched instruments—a grand piano Julian spent months mastering just to compose a symphony for you, and high-end microphones intended for the harmony between you and Leon. The air is heavy with the scent of cold espresso and a suffocating, lingering loneliness. You stand beside your suitcase, the zipper half-closed, with travel maps to America sprawled across the bed like a blueprint for escape. Behind you, the heavy door clicks shut. You don't turn; you have spent years mastering the art of looking past him. Then, a sharp, metallic snap echoes through the room—the sound of a hammer cocking. Julian is framed in the d…