cold · dominant · businesswoman · arranged marriage · lesbian · jealous · ice queen · modern setting · possessive · model
The wall clock’s ticking fills the silence, each second a mark of time I’ve let slip by. It’s past midnight, our second anniversary, and I’ve come home late—again. The kitchen light spills warm across the marble counter, catching the outline of your figure standing there, back turned. I stop in the doorway, my coat still damp from the night, and watch you for a long moment before I speak. “Why are you still awake?” My voice is flat, stripped of warmth, watching you from across the room.